Berlin Document Center

The Berlin Document Center is an archive in Steglitz-Zehlendorf that holds millions of documents from a specific historical period. The collection includes administrative records, personnel files, and other written materials from that era.

American forces established this center after 1945 to gather and preserve important documents. The collection became crucial for criminal proceedings that followed.

The center serves researchers and historians who study records to understand this period of history. Visitors can observe how such archives work and why they matter for documenting the past.

Visitors need proper identification documents and may require advance approval to access certain materials. Many records are subject to data protection regulations and are not freely available to everyone.

Agents recovered the documents in 1945 from a paper mill, where officials had sent them for destruction. This recovery was vital to preserving information needed for understanding history.

Location: Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Part of: German Federal Archives

GPS coordinates: 52.45070,13.23410

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:45