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  1. Wehrkreis

    • Military districts

    One of the principle reasons for the continued cohesion of the German Army was the very method by which units were raised, refitted, and rotated. Central to the raising and refitting of divisions stood the Wehrkreis system. The goal of the Wehrkreis system was to relieve field commanders from as much administrative work as possible while providing a regular flow of trained recruits and supplies to the field army. In this it succeeded to a great extent despite the system’s apparent complexity. By 1943 there were a total of 19 Wehrkreise in Germany and the occupied territories. Each army divi...

  2. Reichsministerium für Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung

    Founded in 1934-12

    The Reichsministerium für Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung was established in 1934-12.

  3. Magyarországi Keresztény Zsidók Szövetsége

    • Association of the Christian Jews of Hungary

    Founded in 1941-07-14

    The defense of the interests of church officials of Jewish background as well as for persons in mixed marriages was undertaken by a special council: Magyarországi Keresztény Zsidók Szövetsége. This organization was established in 1941-07-14.

  4. Ostindustrie A.M.B.H.

    Founded in 1943-03

    Ostindustrie A.M.B.H. was a company established by the SS to capitalize on Jewish labor in the Generalgouvernment, as long as there were enough Jews living there to make it profitable.

  5. Związek Walki Czynnej

    • Union for Active Resistance
    • ZWC

    Founded in 1908

    Związek Walki Czynnej was a Polish secret military organization founded in 1908.

  6. Reichssicherheitshauptamtes-Amtes I Verwaltung und Recht

    • RSHA-Amtes I Verwaltung und Recht

    Founded in 1939

    In the winter of 1939-1940 the Reichssicherheitshauptamtes-Amtes I Verwaltung und Recht was established. The RSHA-Amtes I Verwaltung und Recht consisted of seven departments.

  7. Burgerweeshuis Amsterdam

    Truus Wijsmuller-Meijer became involved in helping Jews before and during the Second World War. From 1938, when she manages to get Adolf Eichmann to allow her to organize the first transportation, she starts organizing the evacuation of Jewish children from Nazi Germany. She manages to get thousands out of the country. One of the places where she houses the children is the Burgerweeshuis on the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam.

  8. Militärbefehlshaber in Belgien und Nordfrankreich

    • Military Commandor of Belgium and Northern France

    1940/1944

    In Belgium, the territories of Eupen, Malmedy, and Moresnet, which had belonged to Germany prior to 1918, were annexed. From 1940 to 1944, the rest of the country was under a German military administration led by a Militärbefehlshaber in Belgien und Nordfrankreich, General Alexander von Falkenhausen.

  9. Council of Jewish Elders

    • Ältestenrat
    • CJE

    1941-12-04/1945-05-05

    On 1941-12-04, Eichmann appoints Prague Zionist leader Jacob Edelstein chairperson of the Council of Jewish Elders, responsible for the “self-administration” of Theresienstadt.

  10. Landesschützen

    • Territorial rifle battalions

    Landesschützen were part of the German army: Sicherungs-Divisionen were formed with i.a. Landesschützen.

  11. Oeuvre Nationale de l'Enfance

    • National Organization for the Children
    • ONE

    Oeuvre Nationale de l'Enfance saved between 3,000 and 4,000 Jewish children. The youngsters were first brought to the ONE Homes and registered; there they received medical check-ups and new identities. After that they were taken to foster parents or religious institutions for a sheltered existence of indefinite duration.

  12. Haupttreuhandstelle Ost

    • Main Trusteeship Office East
    • HTO

    Founded in 1939-09

    Haupttreuhandstelle Ost was responsible for the confiscating of Polish government property and property belonging to Polish citizens, including Jews, living within the Reich or within territories annexed to the Reich. The HTO was established in 1939-09 by Hermann Goering as part of his implementation of the four-year plan, the goal of which was the revitalization of the German army and economy. During the war, Goering created offices such as HTO to rob occupied Poland and other countries of their property and raw materials in order to accomplish Germany’s economic goals. The HTO had its mai...

  13. Kommunalpolitischen Referat der NSDAP

    Founded in 1927

    The Hauptamt für Kommunalpolitik was established in 1934 from the in 1927 founded Kommunalpolitischen Referat der NSDAP.

  14. Deutsche Gold- und Silber Scheideanstalt

    • Degussa

    Deutsche Gold- und Silber Scheideanstalt was a large German firm engaged in metal refining and chemical production, including Zyklon-B cyanide tablets used in the gas chambers. Degussa held an exclusive contract with the Nazis for melting items taken from the Jews in concentration camps, including dental gold.

  16. Secret Intelligence Service

    • SIS

    Even before the Second World War had ended the Secret Intelligence Service began to wind down its massive wartime structure, both in Europe and across the world. During 1945 this process went on in parallel with postwar operational planning and the development of resources to meet the anticipated challenges of peacetime.

  17. Büro des Reichspräsidenten

    The in 1919-02 founded Büro des Reichspräsidenten was renamed in 1934-08, when Hitler came in power, into the Präsidialkanzlei.

  18. Comité Rue Amelot

    Founded in 1940-05

    Comité Rue Amelot , a welfare and rescue group in Paris, was established by representatives of several local immigrant social service centers anxious to continue operations under the difficult circumstances of German occupation. Participating agencies included soup kitchens, health dispensaries, and other welfare centers such as the nonpolitical Federation des Societies Juives de France (FSJF) and three Zionist groups with differing orientations toward Marxism. Originally intended simply to continue the distribution of cooked meals, clothing, medicines, and health care to indigent Jews in t...

  19. Statistisches Reichsamt

    • Imperial Office

    Reichsamt für Wehrwirtschaftliche Planung was renamed as Statistisches Reichsamt. This department of industrial statistics became an independent institution in 1938.

  20. Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego

    • ZHP

    Founded in 1916

    Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego is an organization for children and youths based on patterns of Scouting.