Miscellaneous records relating to prisoner of war camps in Germany

Identifier
irn522045
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.376
  • RG-30.007M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522045

Extent and Medium

3 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

Archival History

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives ordered the microfilmed collection from the National Archives and Records Administration Publication Number T-84 in early July 2004. The collection was received later that month.

Scope and Content

Contains prisoner of war (POW) camp reports prepared or collected by the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) regarding Allied POWs in German captivity. Most pertain to the needs and available supplies of religious, cultural, and recreational materials and facilities. Also contains correspondence of the German Red Cross that relates to various Allied civilian and military personnel held as political prisoners in German concentration camps and the mail that they were permitted to receive. Included is correspondence exchanged with other national branches of the International Red Cross and with SS, Gestapo, and concentration camp authorities.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Red Cross and Red Crescent.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
  • Jews--Persecutions--Germany.
  • Labor camps--Germany.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
  • Prisoners of war--Germany.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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