Authorities

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Authority Type: Corporate Body
  1. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Nürnberg

    • SD Leitabschnitt Nürnberg

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Nürnberg.

  2. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Posen

    • SD Leitabschnitt Posen

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Posen.

  3. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Prag

    • SD Leitabschnitt Prag

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Prag.

  4. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Salzburg

    • SD Leitabschnitt Salzburg

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Salzburg.

  5. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Stettin

    • SD Leitabschnitt Stettin

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Stettin.

  6. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Stuttgart

    • SD Leitabschnitt Stuttgart

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Stuttgart.

  7. Sicherheitsdienst Leitabschnitt Wien

    • SD Leitabschnitt Wien

    The Sicherheitsdienst was an intelligence and surveillance organization, established in 1931 under Reinhard Heydrich. Among its major tasks were monitoring real or imagined enemies of national socialism and reporting on the state of opinion among the German public. The SD was widely represented, for example with an office in Wien.

  8. Selbstschutz

    When the German Army moved through Poland, the Volksdeutsche population formed its own self-defense militia: the selbstschutz. These units were often too willing to help the Einsatzkommandos in their grisly tasks.

  9. Die Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP

    • Adolf Hitler's Personal Chancellery
    • KdF

    Die Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP stood directly under Hitler and was responsible for the organization of the NSDAP. The KdF was headed by Der Chef der Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP Philipp Bouhler.

  10. Reichsjustizministerium

    The Reichsjustizministerium was headed by Franz Günther and later by Otto Thierack. It was engaged with questions of justice and the law.

  11. Reichsführung SS

    • RFSS

    The Reichsführung SS was headed by Heinrich Himmler.

  12. 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.

  13. Politieke Recherche Afdeling

    • PRA

    Founded in 1945-03-01

    The aim of the Politieke Recherche Afdeling was to detect and investigate 'bad elements' in Dutch society during the German occupation. The Politieke Opsporingdienst started with this aim in 1945-02, which was renamed the Politieke Recherche Afdeling in 1945-03-01.

  14. Politieke Opsporingdienst

    • POD

    1945-02/1945-03-01

    The aim of the Politieke Opsporingdienst was to detect and investigate 'bad elements' in Dutch society during the German occupation. The Politieke Opsporingdienst started with this aim in 1945-02, which was renamed the Politieke Recherche Afdeling in 1945-03-01.

  15. Centraal Voorlichtingsbureau

    K.F.J. Verboeket was head of the Centraal Voorlichtingsbureau.

  16. Nederlandse Regering in ballingschap

    • Dutch Government-in-Exile

    Founded in 1940-05-13

    After the invasion of Nazi Germany, Queen Wilhelmina der Nederlanden fled to the United Kingdom, London, on 1940-05-13. The Dutch Ministery followed the next day.

  17. Comité National Français

    • French National Committee

    Founded in 1941-09

    In 1941 the Forces Françaises Libres participated in British-controlled operations against Italian forces in Libya and Egypt, and that same year they joined the British in defeating the Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon. In 1941-09 General Charles de Gaulle created the Comité National Français, a Forces Françaises Libres Government-in-Exile that was recognized by the Allied governments.

  18. Association des Rabbins de Français

    • ARF

    After the French revolution in 1789, the Jewish society in France was disintegrated. The establishment of the Association des Rabbins de Français played a significant role in the creation of a common consciousness of all Jews in France.

  19. Hapoel Hatzair

    • הפועל הצעיר

    Founded in 1905

    The non-Marxist Hapoel Hayzair, which means 'the young worker', was organized in 1905. The Zeirei Zion (Zionist Youth), and Hapoel Hayzair joined forces at the Eleventh Zionist Congress, held in Vienna in 1913.

  20. Sudetendeutsche Heimatfront

    • SHF

    1933-10-01/1935

    The Sudetendeutsche Heimatfront, founded in 1933-10-01 by Konrad Henlein, was closer to the conservative, völkisch tradition than to the radical racism of National Socialism. In the spring of 1935 Henlein renamed it the Sudetendeutsche Partei.