Prosecutor's Office of a Special Appeal Court in Lublin Prokurator Specjalnego Sądu Apelacyjnego w Lublinie (Sygn.GK 377)

The collection contains selected files of the prosecutor’s investigations from the Prosecutor’s Office of Special Appeal Court in Lublin during the years 1945-1956. These investigations pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Most of the investigation was discontinued. These investigations were based on the decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. “Sierpniówka” was one of the world's first legislation on liability for war crimes committed during World War II. This decree also applied to soldiers of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), which the Communist propaganda in the 40’s and 50’s attempted to portray as German collaborators. Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu