Bequest Hanns Großmann

Hanns Großmann (1912-1999) was born in Kamenz on October 28, 1912. After studying law, he earned his doctorate. He subsequently held the position of senior prosecutor at the Landgericht Frankfurt (Main). There, he oversaw the so called "political division" (Politische Abteilung). Later, he worked for the Hessian Ministry of Justice and as a senior prosecutor in Wiesbaden. Hanns Großmann died in 1999. The bequest is constituted of records originating from Großmann's time as senior prosecutor at the Landgericht Frankfurt (Main). The documents mainly concern his contribution to the proceedings against Mulka and others (4 Ks 2/63). The bequest Hans Großmann contains after description, demetallization and filing 6 archival units with a total extent of 0.3 running meters. During indexing in March 2021, the processor Sophia Steinmetz completely reorganized the collection. The archives group is now structured in two sections: "collection of newspaper clippings" ("Zeitungsausschnittsammlung") and "proceedings against Mulka and others (4 Ks 2/63)" ("Verfahren gegen Mulka u.a. (4 Ks 2/63)"). The section "collection of newspaper clippings" ("Zeitungsausschnittsammlung") covers clippings of newspapers regarding Hans Großmann, or trials in which he took part. The section "proceedings against Mulka and others (4 Ks 2/63)" ("Verfahren gegen Mulka u.a. (4 Ks 2/63)") mainly contains documents concerning the local inspection of Auschwitz concentration camp.