The Arolsen Archives added about one million documents to their online archive. The new additions include picture of prisoners and transport lists from Auschwitz concentration camp as well as letters written by Soviet forced laborers to their families.

 Go to: https://arolsen-archives.org/en/news/update-online-archive/

There is also a video to get the best tips for your research in their online archive on accessible on the aforementioned URL.

Additionally, a comprehensive collection of documents from the British and French occupation zones can now also be researched for the names of victims of Nazi persecution.

Go to: https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/archive/2-1-3-1_2050016/?p=1&doc_id=70834588

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