SS un policijas vadītājs Latvijā
- The SS and Police Leader in Latvia
- SS–und Polizeistandartenführer Lettland
Extent and Medium
58 files
Creator(s)
Biographical History
The SS and Police Leader in Latvia acted as the highest German police authority in the General Region (Generalbezirk) Lettland; it combined the functions of both security and order. The position was subordinate to the highest SS and Police Commands in Ostland and Russia North. The SS and Police Leader in Latvia in 1941-1944 was Walter Schroeder, in Riga.
Archival History
The records were received at the archives as captured materials, and the inventory was compiled at the archives in 1946. The documents have survived only partially and give only fragmentary insight into activities of the institution. There is information about people who served in the police battalions, campaigns Winterzauber and Heinrich, etc.
Scope and Content
Registration and confiscation of Jewish property.
Accruals
No other records expected.
System of Arrangement
Files are arranged according to the inventories.
Conditions Governing Access
Free access.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The physical condition of documents is satisfactory. Some documents are difficult to read because of text fading.
Finding Aids
1 printed finding aid is available at the reading room.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original documents are in the custody of The National Archives of Latvia State Historical Archives of Latvia
Existence and Location of Copies
USHMM RG-18.002M (Latvian Central State Historical Archive (Riga) records)
Publication Note
A. Ezergailis. The Holocaust in Latvia, 1941-1944: the Missing Center. Riga The Historical institute of Latvia [in association with The United State Holocaust Memorial Museum], 1996, 465 p.
Anita Kugler. Scherwitz: Der jüdische SS-Offizier Cologne, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2004, 758 p.
A. Angrik, P. Klein. The Final Solution in Riga: Exploitation and Annihilation, 1941-1944. New-York, Berghahn Books, 2009, 515 p.
Katrin Reichelt. Lettland unter deutscher Besatzung 1941–1944. Der lettische Anteil am Holocaust. Metropol-Verlag Verlag, Berlin, 2011, 428 p.
Archivist Note
Entry added on May 28, 2014 by Rita Bogdanova based on finding aids available at the repository.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Dates of Descriptions
February-June of 2014