Resources

This resource library page currently includes include links to research resources, tools, exhibits and collections. 

It will eventually include interactive features for searching, filtering and sorting by resource type, subject, and more, as well as a how-to guide for using and contributing to this site and project portal. 

Archives and Document Collections

Arolson Archives

This searchable collection contains information on around 17.5 million people, contains documents on the various groups of victims of the Nazi regime

US Holocaust Museum Collections Search

The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more.

The Federal Archives

Germany’s Federal Archives provide access to documents, resources and guides to navigating the collections. 

Request Documents & Research Assistance

Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum

Requests to the archive of the Sachsenhausen memorial and museum have to be sent to Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten.

German Military Files

German men of military age between 1914 and 1918 probably fought for the German Reich in World War I. Military documents may be present. Military files can be requested from the federal archive (Bundesarchiv).

Arolson Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution

The International Tracing Service Digital Archive prioritizes requests for descendants of Nazi persecution.

Recommended Reading - Books & Articles

Mein Leben Im Sachsenhausen: 1936-1942. Erinnerungen des ehemaligen Lagerältesten.

by Harry Naujoks

Authentic description of the everyday life in the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen, written by a former prisoner.

Das Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen 1936–1945: Zentrallager des KZ-Systems.

by Hermann Kaienburg

Reference book about the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.

Die Juni-Aktion 1938: Eine Dokumentation zur Radikalisierung der Judenverfolgung.

by Christian Faludi

Reference book about the arrests of the pre-November Jews.

Asoziale als Opfer nationalsozialistischer Verfolgung gestern und Opfer rechter Gewalt heute

Article by Winfried Meyer

Detailed summary about the so-called “a-social” (“Asozialen”) and “working shy” (“Arbeitsscheuen”)

"Asoziale" im Nationalsozialismus.

by Wolfgang Ayaß

Reference book about  the so-called “a-social” (“Asozialen”) and “working shy” (“Arbeitsscheuen”)

In the Country of Numbers, where the men have no names

by Astrid Ley

Book about the imprisonment and exile of November Jews of Sachsenhausen.