Rząd Generalnego Gubernatorstwa General Government Regierung des Generalgouvernements (Sygn. 111)

Identifier
irn551209
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.345.1
  • RG-15.493
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

50,779 digital images, PDF

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Biographical History

The General Government administration (Regierung des Generalgouvernements) governed the area of Poland that was occupied by German forces from 1939 onward, but which had not been formally annexed into the Third Reich. The central authority of the board of the General Government, existed from September/October 1939, and even after German forces were routed from this area by the Red Army in 1944-1945, the administration continued to formally exist up until 8/9 May 1945, to the capitulation of the Third Reich. During its existence, the administration of the General Gouvernement was headed by Governor Hans Frank .

Archival History

Archiwum Akt Nowych

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.

Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych w Warszawie, Poland, Sygn. 111. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Nov. 2016.

Scope and Content

Selected records from the following departments of the Regierung des Generalgouvernements (General Government) in Poland: 1. The Department of Internal Administration (Haubtabteilung Innere Verwaltung), which includes records relating to matters such as the organization of the Sonderdienst and Baudienst; religious denominations and national minorities; registry books of the Jewish population in the districts of Krakow, Radom, Warsaw, and Lublin; and the list of books owned by Jews and transferred to the National Library in Krakow, 1939-1944, (File 422/1-573), 2. The Department of Labor (Haubtabteilung Arbeit) consisting of records relating to the organization of the labor market, 1939-1944 (File 1414-1414/8); 3. The Department of Propaganda (Haubtabteilung Propaganda), consisting of records relating to exhibitions, celebrations, and propaganda campaigns, 1939-1943 (File 1415/-1441/1).

System of Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. Department of Internal Administration [Hauptabteilung Innere Verwaltung (Główny Wydział Administracji Wewnętrznej)], File 422-573; 2. Department of Labor [Hauptabteilung Arbeit (Główny Wydział Pracy)], File 1414/1-8; 3. Department of Propaganda [Hauptabteilung Propaganda (Główny Wydział Propagandy)], File 1415-1441.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych

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