German Archives of the Second World War Archives Allemandes de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale

Identifier
irn502154
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0048
  • RG-43.042M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502154

Extent and Medium

33 microfilm reels, 16 mm

Archival History

Archives nationales (France)

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division ordered the microfilming of AJ 40 from the Archives nationales (France) in 1998. The U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in April 1999.

Scope and Content

Contains records relating to the persecution of Jews in the occupied zone; racial laws; persecution of Freemasons, Roma-Sinti, and German emigrants; anti-Nazi resistance; and German anti-Jewish propaganda in France. Also contains material related to the confiscation of property belonging to Jews, the administration and liquidation of Jewish owned businesses and firms, and inventories of seized bank assets belonging to Jews.

Subjects

  • France--Politics and government.
  • France--History.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Vichy (France)--Politics and government.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists.

Genre

  • Document
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