Selected records of the Citizens' Militia Headquarters in Łódź Komenda Milicji Obywatelskiej w Łodzi (Sygn. 236)
Extent and Medium
1,791 digital images, PDF
Archival History
Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi, Poland, Sygn. 236. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in January 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
Scope and Content
Reports, orders, ordinances and claims of the Milicja Obywatelska (Citizens' Militia) relating to civilians in Łódź, including Jews, in the first period of German occupation of Poland. Documents relate mainly to the robbery of Jewish enterprises, breaking into Jewish flats and theft of their property, street incidents and arrests, lists of premises, shops, workshops, enterprises, horses, motor vehicles and others, as well as lists of militia officers.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in three groups: 1. Complains of citizens against crimes committed by German soldiers; 2. Police protocols and reports; 3. Registers of policeman (organized alphabetically).
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Subjects
- Jewish property--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century.
- Holocaust (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Łódź (Poland)
- Polish people--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century.
- Łódź (Poland : Voivodeship)
- Police administration--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century.
- War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland.
Genre
- Ordinances.
- Correspondence.
- Registers.
- Document
- Reports.