Αρχείο της Ιταλικής Αστυνομίας των Καραμπινιέρων

  • Royal Carabinieri Police Archive
  • Archeio tis Italikis Astynomias ton Karabinieron
Identifier
RCPA1
Language of Description
English
Dates
1932 - 1947
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
Scripts
  • Greek
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

700 linear meters.

Biographical History

The Italians invaded the islands of Dodecanese in 1912 during the Italian-Ottoman War. The territory was annexed to the Italian Kingdom in 1924. All the administrative apparatus was dominated by an Italian Governor who exercised "full civil powers" and responded only to the Italian minister of Foreign Affairs. The islands were conquered by the Germans (1943-1945) and then by the English military forces (1945-1947). The Dodecanese were incorporated to Greece in 1947.

Archival History

The archive was located for 70 years in the storage room of the local Greek police station.

Acquisition

The archive was given to the Archives by the local authorities in November 2013.

Scope and Content

The archive contains approx. 80.000 personal files (for 130.000 inhabitants). It contains reports on political events, social and ethnic groups (Greeks, Turks, Jews and other foreigners) and companies, juridical decisions, information on the antifascist activities, the Jewish community, cases related to full Italian citizenship and the special local form of citizenship (Cittadinanza Egea Italiana).

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on reproduction.

Finding Aids

  • An electronic catalogue will be available.

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Genika Archeia tou Kratous - Archeia Nomou Dodekanisou

Archivist Note

Description is written by V. Ritzaleos, based on imformation provided by the Director of the Archives, Ms. Toliou.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0