Extraordinary State Commission

The Extraordinary State Commission – fully: "Extraordinary State Commission for ascertaining and investigating crimes perpetrated by the German–Fascist invaders and their accomplices, and the damage inflicted by them on citizens, collective farms, social organisations, State enterprises and institutions of the U.S.S.R.“ (Russian: Чрезвычайная Государственная Комиссия – ChGK), was a commission formed by the Soviet authorities, officially aiming at "investigating and punishing for the Crimes of the German–Fascist Aggressors" and their allies. The commission was established on 2 November 1942, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. The commission had the responsibility to investigate the Nazi war crimes and collect materials which would confirm crimes and losses caused by the invaders. According to its own data, 32,000 organization men took part in the work of ChGK and around 7,000,000 Soviet citizens had participated the collection of materials and evidence.

The 27 reports of the ChGK were the lion's share of Soviet evidentiary material in Nuremberg process and the Japanese war criminals' process. The reports appeared in English in the daily publication Soviet War News issued by the Press Department of the Soviet Embassy in London. The first report, Protocol on the plunder by the German–Fascist invaders of Rostov Museum at Pyatigorsk, was published on June 28, 1943 and the last report, Statement on "Material Damage caused by the German-Fascist invaders to state enterprises and institutions, collective farms, public bodies and citizens of the U.S.S.R" was published on September 18, 1945 A complete collection of the 27 communiqués issued by the commission appears in the Soviet Government publication, Soviet Government Statement on Nazi Atrocities.