[Deportation of the Jews from the General Gouvernement]

Identifier
990004780080304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Languages
  • Polish
  • German
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

The file contains several documents about deportations of Jews, resettlements and atrocities. A letter of local governor Glehn from Tomaszow complaining to the SS that a paramilitary group of the party was used to assist in executions without informing him. Several published decrees about "Judenaussiedlungen" (deportation of Jews). The decrees state that everybody who helps a Jew or disturbs the deportations will be executed. One decree in Geman and Polish is from the administrator in Przemysl. An announcement of the Judenrat of Warsaw that every Jew will be resettled in the East. The announcement states exceptions, luggage, begin of the resettlement and punishment. Death sentence for everybody who doesn't comply. Announcement of the "resettlements" of Jews (deportations) of Tarnow. Order of the justice department of the General Government to the justice departments of the district administrations how to handle the resettlement of convicted Jews. Order of SS leader Krueger how to handle deliquent Jews. A two-month report of the governor of the district Warsaw from July 1942. It states that the Warsaw population is passive and depressive. The report claims that after the deportation of the Jews lot of Poles think that they're next. The report says that from 22.7. to 31.7. 59.000 Jews were deported. The head of the Judenrat commited suicide. Another document is the announcement of the Judenrat of Warsaw from 5. September that the next day Jews from certain streets have to register for resettlement. A letter of the government district Cracow to the mayors of the Michow area that says that vehicles are ordered for the resettlement action. Announcement of the administrator of the Michow area about the resettlement of the Jews.

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Note(s)

  • Electronic access only

  • Electronic text and image data. Jerusalem : Yad Vashem 2015

  • Title viewed 06.07.17

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