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Following the end of World War II, the Soviet Union embarked upon what was intended to be a comprehensive review of war crimes taking place within its territory during the period of German occupation, 1941-1944. The full name of the Commission of Inquiry was the “Extraordinary State Commission to Investigate and Establish War Crimes of the German-Fascist Invaders”. The lists were originally compiled from interrogations, the testimony of neighbors, witnesses, and evidence at trials relating to Nazi actions at particular locations. These were documented as official reports by members of local NKVD committees [precursors to the KGB] and submitted to the Commission itself.

The pages below list victims from the town of Probuzna. These are scans of the originals in Russian, preceded by an English translation. Thanks to Andrew Hill for providing these records to Gesher Galicia. The microfilms of these lists are available at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. If our members acquire scans for their towns and commission translations, we would be happy to host them on our site. records for your towns and have translations done, we’ll be happy to host them.

You can read more about the Extraordinary Commission (and view a list of towns for which records exits) on this JewishGen Info File:

http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Extraordinary.htm

 

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