Records of the Gebietskommissar Kaunas (Fond R-616/1)

Identifier
irn42399
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0109
  • RG-26.019M
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Lithuanian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42399

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Archival History

Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 614. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division ordered the filming of the records in 1998. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in June 1999.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, name lists, orders, business auditing reports, requests, and various other documents relating to the work of the Gebietskommissar Kaunas in German occupied Lithuania from 1941 to 1944. Includes records of the military occupation administration unit relating to occupation duties, especially pertaining to the plunder of Jewish property.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania.
  • Kaunas (Lithuania)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Lithuania.
  • Jewish property--Lithuania.
  • Lithuania--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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