Georg F. Duckwitz private collection (Group 5344)

Identifier
irn598108
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.115.1
  • RG-44.012
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1968
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Danish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

267 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (29 September 1904, Bremen-16 February 1973) was a German diplomat. During World War II he served as an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the German’s intended deportation of the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden. It is estimated that he prevented the German deportation of 95% of Denmark’s Jews in the resulting rescue of the Danish Jews. On March 29, 1971 Yad Vashem recognized Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz as Righteous Among the Nations.

Archival History

Statens arkiver (Denmark)

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Statens arkiver (Denmark) [Danish National Archives].The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in April 2018.

Scope and Content

Papers of Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. This collection consists of papers relating to the action against the Jews in Denmark, 1943, records of Duckwitz's conversation with Hans Kirchhoff, a Danish historian in 1968, as well as a travel reports, private letters and correspondence, and calendar, 1943-1944. Note: Records are restricted until 2048, access only by the permission of the Danish National Archives. Access is granted by application and must go through the Danish Data Protection Agency since the material contains personal information.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. Miscellaneous papers concerning the action against the Danish Jews, 1943; 2. Records on conversation between G.F. Duckwitz and historian, Hans Kirchhoff, 1968, Bremen; 3. Travel reports, correspondence, and a pocket calendar, 1934-1944.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Statens arkiver (Denmark)

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Genre

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.