Nazi crimes documentation center sees record applications for info

Germany's Arolsen Archives, which documents the victims of Nazi persecution, recorded more than 20,000 applications for information on more than 28,000 people last year, a rise of more than 30% on the year.

"The interest shown by relatives and subsequent generations in obtaining information about victims of Nazi persecution and their fates has increased dramatically over the past year," the center, which is funded by the German government, reported on Tuesday.

The online archive saw an even greater increase of over 43%, with around 680,000 users searching the database.