US National Archives Releases Nazi Party Membership Records for First Time

The United States National Archives in Washington has published millions of preserved documents detailing people who joined the Nazi Party or collaborated with it during World War II. The release is prompting Germans and Austrians to research their family histories more frequently than before, as people seek to learn whether their grandfathers, great-grandfathers, or great-grandmothers were involved with the Nazi regime. The unprecedented public access to these records represents the first time such comprehensive documentation of Nazi Party membership and collaboration has been made widely available to researchers and the general public.