Documentation collected in preparation for the Eichmann Trial, 1933-1962

Description of the files are available on IDEA ALM system at Yad Vashem Archives reading room The Mossad (Israel Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations) discovered where Adolf Eichmann was residing in Argentina while using a false identity. Eichmann was captured and brought to Israel in early 1960. His trial, which was held in Beit Ha'am in Jerusalem [today, the Gerard Behar Center building], began in April 1961. The trial lasted for approximately three months, and Eichmann was subsequently sentenced to death for his part in the murder of the Jews of Europe. Eichmann submitted an appeal to the Israel Supreme Court, but his appeal was denied. He submitted a request for clemency to the President of the State of Israel, and this appeal was also rejected. Adolf Eichmann was executed by hanging in the Ramla Jail in early 1962. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered in the Mediterranean Sea. The Office 06 investigators gathered the material from Nuremberg Trials documentation, documents from the German Foreign Ministry and other sources. Due to this fact, the collection also contains documents known from other sources. There are also original documents, such as opinions collected in anticipation of the trial regarding Eichmann's activities and protocols of testimonies recorded by the 06 investigators. The Record Group contains approximately 1,700 documents. In general, most of the material consists of copies that have been duplicated on duplicating machines with the 06 Unit Logo alongside the consecutive number of the document within the 06 material appearing at the top of each page. Most of the documentation is written in German, with a small number in other languages including Hebrew. Some of the documents were translated into Hebrew during the trial, and they, too, are part of the Record Group. The 06 investigators prepared a detailed catalogue including a description of each document, except for a few score of documents which were apparently received late in the trial.