Records of the Gendarmerie Kreis Wollstein (Sygn. 73)

Identifier
irn503586
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.A.0073
  • RG-15.028M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503586

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Archival History

Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, Sygn. 73. The records were created by the Gendarmerie Kreis Wollstein (Wolsztyn, Poland) from ca. 1940 to ca. 1942. After World War II, the records were deposited in the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej - Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu in Warsaw. The microfilms were received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in 1993.

Scope and Content

Contains quarterly situation reports from 1940 to 1943 concerning political and economic atmosphere, population, criminal activity, German-Polish relations, strength of the police force, and special occurrences in several towns of the Wolstein (Wolsztyn) district including Gro-Nelken, Kirchdorf, Deutsch-Gabel, Wollstein, Teichrode, Weiberg, Kirchplatz, Rakwitz, Altkloster, and Klosterweise. Also contains regulations concerning confiscation, registration, operation and repair of motor vehicles (December 1939).

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged thematically. Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland.
  • Police administration--Poland--History--German occupation, 1939-1944.
  • Poland (Territory under German occupation, 1939-1945)
  • Wolsztyn (Poland)
  • Polish people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--20th century--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Wolsztyn.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--20th century--Registers.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Genre

  • Document
  • Registers.
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.

Copies

  • Archiwum Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu