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German Federal Archives

national archives of Germany located in Koblenz
Organization national_archives Q685753
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Summary

German Federal Archives is a national archives[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of national_archives entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Federal Archives was a member of Kalliope[3].
  • German Federal Archives was a member of DLM Forum[4].
  • German Federal Archives was a member of International Federation of Film Archives[5].
  • German Federal Archives was a member of German Library Association[6].
  • German Federal Archives is located in Koblenz[7].
  • German Federal Archives is in the country of Germany[8].
  • German Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as national archives[9].
  • German Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as cinematheque[10].
  • German Federal Archives's instance of is recorded as higher federal authority[11].
  • German Federal Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Koblenz[12].
  • German Federal Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Koblenz[13].
  • The location of German Federal Archives was Koblenz[14].
  • German Federal Archives's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Archives-Military Archives[15].
  • German Federal Archives's Commons category is recorded as Bundesarchiv (Germany)[16].
  • German Federal Archives comprises Federal Archives Library[17].
  • German Federal Archives comprises Federal Archives Film Archive[18].
  • June 3, 1952 marks the founding of German Federal Archives[19].
  • German Federal Archives's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.34242, 'lon': 7.57256}[20].
  • German Federal Archives's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media[21].
  • German Federal Archives's official website is recorded as https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Home/home.html[22].
  • German Federal Archives's official website is recorded as https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html[23].
  • German Federal Archives's email address is recorded as mailto:koblenz@bundesarchiv.de[24].
  • German Federal Archives's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Germany[25].
  • German Federal Archives's director / manager is recorded as Michael Hollmann[26].
  • German Federal Archives's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+800'}[27].

Body

Founding

June 3, 1952 marks the founding of German Federal Archives[19].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesarchiv'}[28] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BArch'}[29].

Leadership

German Federal Archives's director / manager is recorded as Michael Hollmann[26].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Koblenz[12], a big city[30], in Germany[31]. German Federal Archives's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media[21]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Archives-Military Archives[15].

Why It Matters

German Federal Archives ranks in the top 3% of national_archives entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Adolf Eichmann Adolf Galland Albert Kesselring Albrecht von Roon Alexander Löhr Alfred Hugenberg Alfred Jodl Alfred von Tirpitz August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben August von Mackensen Bernhard von Bülow Bettina von Arnim Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Chlodwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich von Choltitz DLM Forum Egon Krenz Emin Paşa Erhard Milch Erich Hoepner Erich Honecker Erich Ludendorff Erich Raeder Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski Erich von Falkenhayn Ernst Troeltsch Erwin Rommel Erwin von Witzleben

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . directory of German Library Codes. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . dlmforum.eu. Retrieved . dlmforum.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . fiafnet.org. Retrieved . fiafnet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . directory of German Library Codes. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . directory of German Library Codes. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . service.bund.de. Retrieved . service.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'h
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  2. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Kalliope, DLM Forum, International Federation of Film Archives +1
    P14815 → bundesarchiv
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  3. 7w ago · ForeverFlying · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14715 → German Federal Archives
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  5. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director / manager → Hartmut Weber, Michael Hollmann
    Instance of → national archives, cinematheque, higher federal authority
    Has part(s) → Federal Archives Library, Federal Archives Film Archive
    Headquarters location → Koblenz, Koblenz
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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