Correspondence of collaborators (Fond 241)

Identifier
irn96081
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.30
  • RG-41.017
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn96081

Extent and Medium

3,070 digital images, JPEG

37 digital files, PDF

Archival History

NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, NIOD, (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation), Fond 241. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection includes correspondence of Dutch volunteers who fought with the Germans on several fronts. Correspondence relates primarily to Dutch volunteers of the Nationalsozialisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK - National Socialist Motor Corps), with their families in the Netherlands. It also includes correspondence of members of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB- National Socialist Movement), who emigrated to the German refugee camps after September 1944.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in one series: 1. Correspondence of volunteers. Organized alphabetically by sender. Letters of identified sender and recipient are included in the inventory numbers 36 and 37.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies

Corporate Bodies

  • Nazi Party
  • Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging der Nederlanden

Subjects

  • Foreign enlistment--Netherlands--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Germany.
  • Dutch--Germany--History--20th century.
  • Netherlands--Foreign relations--Germany--20th century.
  • Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Netherlands.
  • Netherlands--Politics and government--1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
  • Germany--Foreign relations--Netherlands--20th century.
  • Soldiers--Netherlands--Correspondence.

Genre

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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