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'Nienhaus' case [as named on the document cover]: killing of allied airmen, Germany....
Catalogue reference: WO 309/1160
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This record is about the 'Nienhaus' case [as named on the document cover]: killing of allied airmen, Germany.... dating from 1946 Oct-1948 Jan in the series War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 309/1160
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946 Oct-1948 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Nienhaus' case [as named on the document cover]: killing of allied airmen, Germany.
Includes 18 photographs depicting: HQ BAOR: War Crimes Group (NWE); Stanislaus Boleslaus Kwiatkowski, together with others (named), accused of killing two allied airmen (identities unknown) at Duisburg in March 1945; photographs of accused and courtyard, possibly scene of crime. Dated 1946-1948.
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For further explanation regarding the naming and circumstances of this case, please see:
See also: WO 309/299 WO 309/300
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WCG/C/271/FIS
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C172873/
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WO 309
War Office: Judge Advocate General's Office, British Army of the Rhine War Crimes...
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