Records related to German control of currency exchange rates in Belgium

Identifier
irn523356
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.495
  • RG-65.008M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • French
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523356

Extent and Medium

26 microfilm reels, 16 mm

Archival History

Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés (CEGES) file AA 585 via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Programs Division in May 2005.

Scope and Content

Contains documents concerning foreign currency and property. Approximately 30% regard Jewish property and the opening of Jewish deposits in Antwerp, Bruxelles, and Liege. Also contains police investigations into violations of foreign currency regulations, bank account fraud, etc.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Le Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés contemporaines

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Europe.
  • Belgium--History--Sources.
  • Aryanization--Belgium.
  • National socialism--Economic aspects--Belgium.
  • Banks and banking--Belgium.
  • Banks and banking--Belgium--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects.

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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