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War Office: Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch:...
Catalogue reference: WO 331
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WO 331
This series comprises registered files of Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch which relate to the investigation of war crimes in Norway.This series contains policy, administrative, and case files, and includes...
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WO 331
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch: Registered Files (A/G1/WCI Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises registered files of Headquarters Allied Land Forces Norway, War Crimes Investigation Branch which relate to the investigation of war crimes in Norway.
This series contains policy, administrative, and case files, and includes nominal rolls of prisoners in Jessheim camp.
Several of the cases in this series contain details of subsequent action taken following investigation. There are also files relating to the establishment and eventual disbandment of the branch.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the transcript of the trial of General Von Falkenhorst and other related papers see WO 235
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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A/G1/WCI file series
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Forces, 1935-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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64 file(s)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1989 Ministry of Defence
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In July 1945, a War Crimes Investigation Branch was set up under HQ Allied Land Forces Norway to oversee the surrender and disarming of the German garrison.
The unit operated from Oslo until January 1946 when it moved to London where it was disbanded in March 1946. Before the move from Oslo a number of cases under investigation were handed over to HQ British Army of the Rhine (HQ BAOR) for completion.
The British also despatched several small war crimes investigation teams similar to those being set up in Germany and Italy, and, while working independently, these teams were responsible to the War Crimes Investigation Branch. Their role was to follow up certain specific cases of war crimes known to have been committed by the German occupation forces against British servicemen. The majority of these cases concerned the murder of Allied commandos and other personnel involved in special operations. The most important trial that resulted from this team's activities was that of General Von Falkenhorst, commander of the German forces in Norway.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14535/
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