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Research in the holdings of the Federal Archives

Research in the holdings of the Federal Archives, Source: Bundesarchiv

Search Systems

The most important online search systems for documents, images and films are presented here. You can find additional databases, references to cross-archive portals and special finding aids for film collections under "Other Search Systems".

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    invenio

    Invenio lets you explore the records held by the Federal Archives. You can view digitised documents and request archive material for use in reading rooms.

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    Digital Reading Room

    With the current expansion stage of the Digital Reading Room it is a research and presentation platform for film holdings.

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    Digital Picture Archive

    In the Federal Archives' Picture database you will find a representative, ever growing selection of more than 12 million still pictures, aerial photographs and posters from modern German history kept im the Federal Archives.

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    Other Search Systems

    The Federal Archives offer other specialised databases in addition to their central applications.