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Collection of Einsatzstab Rosenberg, the unit for the emptying of the household contents belonging to Jews who were deported in the Netherlands during 1942-1943, and claims for compensation, Oorlogsschade, 1958 Einsatzstab Rosenberg, a member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei - NDAP (Nazi Party), dealt, among other matters, with the collection of the household contents of Jews who were deported from the Netherlands during 1942-1943; the contents of the homes were sent to Germany; considerable use was made of these documents for the purpose of claims for compensation during the postwar...

Type of Material : Document, Inventory List, Reports, Questionnaire, Official Documentation

Language : Dutch, German

Material of the Reich Commissariat Ukraine, 1941-1944

Material of the Reich Commissariat Ukraine, 1941-1944 After the German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, the Reich Commissariat Ukraine was established on September 1, 1941. At the beginning, its borders were the Generalgovernement in the west, the Dnjestr river in the south, the Slutsch and the Horyn rivers to the East, and the Reich Commissariat Ostland in the north. With the further occupation by the German troopes, the Reich Commissariat was expanded by and by until September 1, 1942. During 1943 the Red Army re-gained most parts of the commissariat. At the beginning of 1944 the Reich...

Type of Material : Protocol, Laws and Decrees, Correspondence, Survey Report, Telephone Directory, Propaganda, Lists of Businesses and Skilled Workers, Official Documentation, List of Names in Government Records

Language : German

Documentation of the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce (Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg), which was responsible for the confiscation of Jewish works of art

Documentation of the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce (Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg), which was responsible for the confiscation of Jewish works of art Documentation of the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce, a body established in September 1940, following the occupation of France. Its function was to plunder works of art that were owned by Jews who had left France. Alfred Rosenberg, the Chief Nazi Party ideologist was placed at its head. The Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce was assisted by the French Police and by the German occupation forces in its activities. Later, the Taskforce areas of operation...

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Directive from the Reichskommissar fuer das Ostland in Riga to the Generalkommissar (General Commander) of Belorussia in Minsk regarding confiscation of cultural property of value in Belorussia by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR - Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce), 1941 Directive regarding the start of ERR activities throughout the Reichskommissatiat Ostland (RKO), including Belorussia; operation of the unit under Reichshauptstellenleiter Gerhard Utikal; confiscation of cultural property of value; designation of 10 objectives, including synagogues, community buildings, rabbinical homes, Jewish...

File Number : 3117

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation regarding the confiscation of art collections from the Jews of France, 1941-1944

Documentation regarding the confiscation of art collections from the Jews of France, 1941-1944 Translation to English of a collection of German documents regarding the confiscation of European art collections by the Germans, obtained by First [Lieutenant] James J. Rolmer, the US Army, 7th Army, G-5 department art and archives officer ; Included in the file: - Orders by Goering and the Oberkommando des Heere - OKH (Supreme Command of the Land Forces), giving Alfred Rosenberg and the teams he headed the authority to confiscate libraries and collections of art treasures in the German occupied areas,...

File Number : 92

Type of Material : Statistical Data, Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : English, German

Order given by Hitler, regarding the authorities and functions of Rosenberg's office in the Occupied Territories, 1942

Order given by Hitler, regarding the authorities and functions of Rosenberg's office in the Occupied Territories, 1942 Rights for Rosenberg's personnel to conduct searches in archives, libraries and other cultural institutions, and to confiscate material for the Nazi university (Hohe Schule), including cultural properties owned by Jews; Included in the file: Order by Hitler, edited by Lammers; The document is part of the Evidence material at the Nuremberg Trial; The document is identical to the ng 3902 document and the ps 151 document (partially); The document in German is in JM 2115,...

File Number : 91

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Report written by the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg), regarding the confiscation of libraries and archives in the Netherlands in 1940

Report written by the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg), regarding the confiscation of libraries and archives in the Netherlands in 1940 Description of the Arbeitsgruppe Niederlande (Netherlands work group) of the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg); details regarding the institutions and organizations whose books and archives were confiscated starting in 09/1940, including approximately 80 Freemasons lodges, [several] Rotary Club branches, the Internationale Institut fuer Soziale Geschichte in Amsterdam (an institution that dealt mainly with Jewish emigrants from Germany),...

File Number : 62

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : German

Directive given by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - OKW (Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht), regarding the authorities and functions of the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg) in the occupied territories in the East, 1942 Description of the functions of the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg), as described by Hitler in a special order published on 01/03/1942; character of the contact of the headquarters units with the Wehrmacht factors in the area; authorization of the Sonderkommandos of the Einsatzstab Rosenberg to make searches and to confiscate archives, libraries, cultural...

File Number : 61

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation, including the directive given by Hitler, regarding the authorities and functions of Rosenberg's office in the Occupied Territories, 1942

Documentation, including the directive given by Hitler, regarding the authorities and functions of Rosenberg's office in the Occupied Territories, 1942 Letter written by Lammers, the head of the Reichskanzlei (Reichs Chancellor's office), including Hitler's directive: Due to the functions filled by Rosenberg as the person responsible for the education of the Nazi Party personnel, and for the spiritual struggle against [Judaism? and] the Freemasons, permission is given to Rosenberg's Einsatzstab (activities headquarters) personnel to conduct searches in the archives, libraries and Freemasons lodges, and...

File Number : 60

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Order given by Goering to the Military governor in Paris, regarding the handling of works of art in France, 1943

Order given by Goering to the Military governor in Paris, regarding the handling of works of art in France, 1943 Storing of the works of art in the Louvre; works of art whose use is to be designated by the decision of Hitler, works of art designated for Goering's collection, works of art and libraries designated for Rosenberg's institution of higher education, and works of art suitable for exhibition in German museums; registration and packing of the works of art by the Einsatzstab Rosenberg (Operational Staff Rosenberg), and transfer of the works of art to Germany with help from the Luftwaffe; selling of...

File Number : 58

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

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