Authorities

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Language of Description: English
Authority Type: Corporate Body
  1. Guvernământul Bucovinei

    • Governorate of Bucovina
  2. Prefectura Județului Berezovca

    • Префектура Березовського повіту, с. Березівка
    • Prefectura of the Berezivka County, Berezivka village

    These were county organs of Romanian executive power that functioned from 1941-44 in the occupied territory included in the newly-created Governorate of Transnistria ; they were headed by prefects subordinate to the civilian governor of Transnistria, and in turn held jurisdiction over district preturas , village and city primarias , and other institutions located within their respective counties, including gendarmeries and police departments.

  3. Prefectura Judeţului Golta

    • Префектура Голтського повіту, м. Голта
    • Prefecture of the Golta County, town of Golta

    These were county organs of Romanian executive power that functioned from 1941-44 in the occupied territory included in the newly-created Governorate of Transnistria ; they were headed by prefects subordinate to the civilian governor of Transnistria, and in turn held jurisdiction over district preturas , village and city primarias , and other institutions located within their respective counties, including gendarmeries and police departments

  4. Prefectura Județului Balta

    • Префектура Балтського повіту, м. Балта
    • Prefecture of the Balta County, Town of Balta

    These were county organs of Romanian executive power that functioned from 1941-44 in the occupied territory included in the newly-created Governorate of Transnistria ; they were headed by prefects subordinate to the civilian governor of Transnistria, and in turn held jurisdiction over district preturas , village and city primarias , and other institutions located within their respective counties, including gendarmeries and police departments.

  5. Guvernământul Transnistriei

    • Governorate of Transnistria
  6. Reichsministerium des Innern

    Founded in 1919

    The Reichskanzleramtes was renamend the Reichsministerium des Innern in 1919.

  7. Żydowski Instytut Historyczny

    • Jewish Historical Institute
    • ŻIH

    Foundation: 1947

    The predecessor of the present Żydowski Instytut Historyczny was founded in 1947 and for many decades pursued studies of Jewish history and culture. It gathered priceless collections of archival files, photographs, books, journals and art pieces being the heritage of the great Jewish community in Poland and a testimony to the Jewish life which flourished in Poland for several centuries.

  8. Keren HaYesod

    • קרן היסוד
    • Keren Ha-Yesod

    From 1920 to the present

  9. Nezavisna Drazava Hrvatska

    • Independent State of Croatia
    • NDH

    The Germans created two Nazi-puppet states, the Nezavisna Drazava Hrvatska, which included Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia, which was occupied by the Wehrmacht. The NDH was run by Ante Pavelic, who headed the Ustase movement. There were 2 million Serbs in the NDH as well as 700,000 Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks), 40,000 Jews, and 28,500 Roma. Officials in the NDH considered Serbs, Jews and Roma ‘outside the law’.

  10. Njemačka narodna zajednica u nezaviznoj državi Hrvatskoj

    • The German National Community in the Independent State of Croatia

    1941-1945

  11. Okružni sud u Osijeku

    • District Court of Osijek

    1945-1959

  12. Gradsko poglavarstvo grada Križevci

    • The City Authorities of Križevci

    1941-1945

  13. Velika Župa Posavje

    • The Great Governorate of Posavje

    1941-1945

    Velika Župa was the highest regional authority in the Independent State of Croatia. It was responsible only to the Poglavnik Ante Pavelić, who personally named its leader, and to the respective state ministries. Velika Župa Posavje was founded on 10 June 1941 with the seat in the contemporary town of Slavonski Brod and continued to function until 1945. Velika Župa Posavje included the administrative units (kotar) of Bijeljina, Brčko, Brod na Savi, Derventa, Gradačac and Županja.

  14. Velika Župa Bilogora

    • The Great Governorate of Bilogora

    1941-1945

  15. Paneriai mass killing place

    • Ponary mass killing place

    Mass killing place of the Jews from Vilnius, Vilnius area and surroundings. The first execution by the Special Squad in Paneriai took place on 11 July 1941. Untill June 1944 there were killed around 70 000 Jews.

  16. Universität zu Köln

    • University of Cologne
  17. Főszolgabiroi hivatal Kassa

    • Hlavnoslúžnovský úrad v Košiciach
    • Chief Constable´s Office in Košice
  18. Западный штаб партизанского движения

    • Western Staff of Partisan Movement

    1942 - 1943

    Western Staff of Partisan Movement was established on May 30, 1942 by the order of State Defense Committee (GKO) together with the Central Staff of Partisan Movement. The head of Western Staff D.M. Popov was appointed as its head.

  19. Чрезвычайная Государственная Комиссия

    • ChGK
    • Soviet Extraordinary State Commission for the Investigation of the German-Fascist Crimes
    • ChGK - Chrezvychaynaya gosudarstvennaya komissiya po ustanovleniyu i rassledovaniyu zlodeyaniy nemetsko-fashistskikh zakhvatchikov i ikh soobshchnikov
    • State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War Crimes in the Soviet Union
    • Soviet Extraordinary State Commission

    Investigating War Crimes

  20. Staatsanwaltschaft bei dem Landgericht Berlin

    • Magistrate's Court Landesarchiv in Berlin