Seeking roster of guards st Nuremberg trials

My dad was too I’m told and I’d like to fiind his name on a list 

HelenLeona  

Thank you for posting your inquiry on History Hub!

We would suggest looking into the series titled Nuernberg Administrative Files, 1944-1957 and Index to Personnel Employed at Nuremberg, 1945-1946 in the Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army) (Record Group 153) as well as Court House Passes of Civilian and Military Personnel, 1946 - 1948 in Record Group 238 as they may contain information relevant to your family research. 

You may also want to request your stepfather's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for enlisted men of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after October 1912 and before 1960 and for officers of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after June 1917 and before 1960 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests. 

Further, please note that the 1st Infantry Division troops secured the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Records of the 1st Infantry Division can be found in the series titled World War II Operations Reports, 1940 - 1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 407) (Boxes 5001-5284). These records have not been digitized and must be viewed onsite at the National Archives at College Park, MD.

In addition, we located the series titled Nuremberg Trials Prison Administrative and Operations Records, 1945-1949 and Replevined Documents Relating to Rudolf Hess and the Disposition of Personal Property of Condemned Defendants at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, 1946 - 1946 in the National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records (Record Group 238) that mention the 6850th Internal Security Detachment, the U.S. Army unit responsible for the security, custody, and care of the accused war criminals appearing before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

Finally, please note that copies of most of the monthly rosters from 1912-43 and 1947-59 for Army units (including Army Air Corps) are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis, MO. Please contact them for access to these records. The address is the National Archives at St. Louis, ATTN: RL-SL, P.O. Box 38757, St. Louis, MO 63138-0757 and the email address is stl.archives@nara.gov. Rosters for units serving in World War II from 1944-46 were destroyed in accordance with Army disposition authorities.

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We hope this assists you with your research! 

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