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  1. Mannschaftsstamm und straflager

    • Stalag

    In German, Stalag was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. Stalag is an abbreviation for ‘Stammlager’, itself a short form of the full name ‘Mannschaftsstamm und straflager’. Stalags were operated in both World War I and World War II and intended to be used for non-commissioned personnel. Officers were usually but not always held in separate camps called Oflags.

  2. Einsatzkommando 2/V

    • EK 2/V

    Einsatzkommando 2/V, Einsatzkommando 2 of Einsatzgruppe V, participated during the invasion of Poland in 1939-09. During the invasion of the Soviet Union the Einsatzgruppen were not labeled with the number I, II, III, IV or V but with the character A, B, C or D.

  3. Naczelna Rada Opiekuńcza

    • Nazi-Run Main Welfare Council
    • NRO

    The Naczelna Rada Opiekuńcza embraced the respective public welfare agencies of Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews.

  4. Otechestven Front

    • Fatherland Front
    • OF

    Founded in 1943-08

    After Germany attacked the Soviet Union the Bulgarian Communist Party took the initiative inside the country. Until the final stage of the war, resistance tactics emphasized sabotage and small-group operations. About 10,000 persons are estimated to have participated in or supported the resistance, making it the largest such movement among Germany’s allies. Politically, the communists sought the cooperation of other opposition groups, and in 1943-08 the Fatherland Front was formed, composed of communists, left-wing Agrarians, Zveno, socialists, and some independent political figures. The fro...

  5. Duits-Vlaamse Arbeidsgemeenschap

    • Deutsch-Vlämische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
    • DeVlag

    Until 1941, the Duits-Vlaamse Arbeidsgemeenschap was a cultural organization, organizing film screenings and study tours. But when in 1941-09 SS-Gruppenführer Gottlob Berger was appointed as the general Chairman, the organization became a SS-instrument.

  6. Hanoar Haiwri 'Akiba'

    Hanoar Haiwri 'Akiba' was a Jewish Scouts organization.

  7. Hauptarchiv der NSDAP

    Founded in 1934-01

    The Hauptarchiv der NSDAP was founded in 1934-01 in Berlin. In 1939, the Hautarchiv was formally made responsible for the documentation of the history and the organization structure of the NSDAP.

  8. Main d’Oeuvre Immigrée

    • MOI

    Main d’Oeuvre Immigrée was a Jewish communist unit, set up after Vél d’Hiv.

  9. International Refugee Organization

    • IRO

    1946/1952-01

    International Refugee Organization, temporary specialized agency of the United Nations that, between its formal establishment in 1946 and its termination in 1952-01, assisted refugees and displaced persons in many countries of Europe and Asia who either could not return to their countries of origin or were unwilling to return for political reasons. Beginning operations on 1947-07-01, the IRO took over the work of its principal predecessor organization, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Among the services supplied by the IRO were the care and maintenance of refugee...

  10. Schuppen

  12. Towarzystwo Popierania Rolnictwa

    • Society for the Support of Agriculture
    • Toporol

    Founded in 1933

    Towarzystwo Popierania Rolnictwa was founded by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in 1933 to prepare young Jewish people for work on the land. In the ghetto, under the direction of the agronomist Israel Sudowicz (who later took part in the uprising in Treblinka), Toporol organized the clearing of rubble and planting of areas that could be cultivated.

  13. Predstavništvo jevrejske zajednice

    • Vertretung der jüdischen Gemeinschaft

  14. Einsatzkommando 1c

    • EK 1c

    Founded in 1942

    Einsatzkommando 1c was a newly formed, respectively unmanned Kommando of Einsatzgruppe A.

  15. Landelijke Organisatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers

    • National Organisation for Helping People in Hiding
    • LO

    Founded in 1942

    The Landelijke Organisatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers, established in 1942, helped people in hiding during the Second World War. The LO was especially very helpful for people who didn’t wanted to work in Nazi Germany. The organization provided addresses for hiding, money, and ration coupons.