Authorities

Advanced query tips

There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase"
Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase
Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase
Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase"
For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

  • identifier
  • title
  • creator
  • person
  • place
  • subject
  • address
Displaying items 2,681 to 2,688 of 2,688
Search result ordering
Language of Description: English
Authority Type: Corporate Body

  1. Centrala Evreilor

    • Jewish Central Office in Romania

    1942-02/1944-12

    Centrala Evreilor, Jewish institution similar to a Judenrat, was set up in Romania in 1942-02 by Romanian leader Ion Antonescu, in response to German pressure. The Centrala replaced the Union of Jewish Communities, which had long represented the Jews of Romania. The Centrala, run by Nandor Ghingold, was forced to carry out all orders issued by the Romanian and German authorities regarding Jewish affairs. It was charged with carrying out two contradictory tasks: helping the German authorities organize the deportation of Jews to extermination camps in Poland; and serving the Romanian authorit...

  2. Slavomakedonski Narodnoosloboditelen Front

    • Slavo-Macedonian People's Liberation Front
    • SNOF

    1943-10/1944-04

    The Slavomakedonski Narodnoosloboditelen Front was a guerilla corps which was founded by Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós and the Greek Communist Party in the districts of Florina and especially of Castoria, with the aim of mobilizing the local Slavic inhabitants. The SNOF was active between 1943-10 and 1944-04 and involved, according to Yugoslav Macedonian historians, up to 15,000 volunteers.

  3. Organisation Spéciale

    • OS

    Founded in 1940

    The Organisation Spéciale was formed in 1940 to protect communist leaders.

  4. Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej

    • Provisional Government of National Unity

    In early 1946, the Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej established the Glówna Komisja Badania Zbrodni Niemieckich w Polsce to investigate crimes committed against Polish citizens.

  5. Instytut Pamięci Narodowej

    • IPN
    • Institute of National Remembrance

    In 1991, Poland’s new democratic government transformed the Główna Komisja Badania Zbrodni Niemieckich w Polsce into the Główna Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (Main Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes Against the Polish Nation), which is part of the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance).

  6. Główna Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu

    • Main Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes Against the Polish Nation

    In 1991, Poland’s new democratic government transformed the Główna Komisja Badania Zbrodni Niemieckich w Polsce into the Główna Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (Main Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes Against the Polish Nation), which is part of the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance).

  7. Vilniaus žydų tikybinė bendruomenė

    • Gmina Wyznaniowa Żydowska w Wilnie
    • Vilnius Jewish Religious Community

    Vilnius Jewish Religious Community was established in 1919. The activities of the community were controlled by the municipality of Vilnius city, Board of Vilnius Voivodeship and the Ministery of Religious and Public Education of the Republic of Poland. On 16 September 1940 community was closed by the Soviet Authorities.

  8. Der Generalkommissar in Kauen

    • General Commissar in Kaunas
    • Generalinis komisaras Kaune

    The war between the USSR and Germany started on June 22, 1941. Germany established the Reichskommissariat Ostland (RKO) as the civilian occupation regime in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), the northeastern part of Poland and the western part of the Belarussian SSR during World War II. The region was divided into 6 districts headed by General Commissars.