German Federal Archives

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The German Federal Archives is Germany's central institution responsible for preserving, documenting, and providing access to the federal government's historical records and other significant national documents.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf federal agency of Germany
national archive
archives audiovisual media
digital records
documents of political parties and mass organizations of the GDR
film collections
maps and plans
photographs
posters and leaflets
records of central federal authorities
records of federal courts
records of occupation zones after World War II
records of the German armed forces
records of the federal government of Germany
sound recordings
archivesPeriod Federal Republic of Germany
German Democratic Republic
German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
post-reunification Germany
country Germany
hasPart Bayreuth branch
Berlin-Lichterfelde archive site
Federal Film Archive
Ludwigsburg branch
Military Archive in Freiburg
Stasi Records integration units
headquartersLocation Berlin
Koblenz
inception 1952
legalBasis Federal Archives Act
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
mandate documentation of German history
preservation of federal records of enduring value
provision of access to archival materials
nativeName Bundesarchiv
parentOrganization Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Federal Government of Germany
primaryLanguage German
service digitization of archival holdings
online finding aids
publication of guides and research aids
reading rooms for researchers
shortName BArch
website https://www.bundesarchiv.de


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