With eight decades having elapsed since the fall of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, the steady flow of trials of those who perpetrated the Holocaust has slowed to a trickle as the last members of that generation die off.

Nevertheless, the newly publicized archive will give the study of the Holocaust new impetus, experts say.

“It’s a very significant resource for historians, it’s a very significant resource for family researchers, and it’s potentially a really useful tool for…