German Report: The Final Solution to the European Jewish Question

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Description

This statistical report (in German) was sent from “Dr. Korherr” to Heinrich Himmler, the Nazi Interior Minister. It estimates how many Jews had been sent to their deaths and how many remained in Europe.

The document comes from the records of war crimes committed by Germany between 1933 and 1945 that was collected after the war for the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.

Citation

This primary source comes from the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records.

National Archives Identifier: 597047

Full Citation: The Final Solution to the European Jewish Question; 3/27/1947; NO Document 5194; Nuernberg Organization (NO) Documents, 3/15/1947 – 6/20/1949; National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records, Record Group 238; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/german-report-final-solution/, March 26, 2026]

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