Allied Administration in Germany, Austria, and France, 1944 -- 1952 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Title: Allied Administration in Germany, Austria, and France, 1944 -- 1952

ID: RG-03/RG-03

Extent: 3.0 Boxes

Predominant Dates: 1944 -- 1948

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of four collections: 1. US Military Command wartime and postwar documents; 2. Collection on displaced persons camps and Jewish affairs; 3. Collection on the surrender of Germany and civil affairs; 4. Collection on the US Military Government in the US Zone of Occupation.

Abstract

Largely the documents of this record group reflect the activities of the US military administration at the close of the war and in postwar period until and after the establishment of Federal Republic of Germany.

Creators

Military Government of the US occupation zone in Germany (1944 -- 1952)

Administrative/Biographical History

This Record Group comprises the following collections: US Military Command, wartime and postwar documents; DP camps and Jewish affairs; Documents regarding the Surrender of Germany and civil affairs; US Military Government documentsof the US zone of occupation of Germany, 1945 -- 1948; Collection of military maps of Germany and adjacent regions. Author: staff

Subjects (links to similar collections)

U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany

Languages of Materials

German
English

Administrative Information

Restrictions: No restrictions

Rights: Copyrighted materials, credits and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Technical Notes: Digital copies might be available upon request

Related Materials:

RG-40, Kurt Wittler Papers

This Record Group comprises narratives, publications, photographs, and preparatory materials from the office of Kurt Wittler, editor of the German-language newspaper Bayrischer Tag (Bavarian Day) published by the American Military Administration for the German civil population in Bavaria. Kurt Wittler’s correspondence and documentation from the earlier days also shed light on American intelligence activities in relation to the German Army in 1944 and 1945.

Preferred Citation: RG-03, Allied Administration in Germany, Austria, and France. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Collection Material Type: Official Records

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Scope and Contents:

This record group contains official publications issued by the Allied military authorities. These documents vary by content and form. Included are guidelines and instructions for military and civil administration and reference materials in relation to the former Nazi authorities. It also is comprised of documents on the German administrative structure during the war; postwar documents issued by the Allied and the new German administrations; maps of Germany and the neighboring regions; and documents related to the Allied-administered and -authorized wartime and postwar publications.

Materials in this record group include official documents, books, booklets, maps, photographs, and newspapers. Some of the materials are digitized.

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Documents and Files:
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 1
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 2
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 3
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 4
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 5
RG-03.01.01, Who is Who in Germany and Austria Part. 6
RG-03.01.01, Who’s Who in Germany and Austria
RG-03.01.02, Arrest Categories Handbook
RG-03.01.03. Civil Affairs Information Guide Modern Civil Law War Department Pamphlet. No. 31-102.
RG-03.01.04, Directives to Commanding Generals, Military Districts
RG-03.01.04, Directives to Commanding Generals, Military Districts Part. 1
RG-03.01.04, Directives to Commanding Generals, Military Districts Part. 2
RG-03.01.05, Arrest, Search and Seizure Procedure Handbook
RG-03.01.06, German Language Guide, Washington D.C.
RG-03.01.07, Staff Procedures, Heaquarters - European Command
RG-03.02.01, Dr. Wilhelm Weinberg at the reopening of the Frankfurt synagogue on Sept. 6, 1950
RG-03.02.02, Report of the General Board, Displaced persons, refugees and recovered military personnel
RG-03.02.03, Harry Greenstein, Adviser on Jewish Affairs to US Command in Germany, Final Report, 1949
RG-03.02.04, Displaced Persons, Refuges, and Recovered Allied Military Personnel. Report of the General Board, US Forces
RG-03.02.05, American Federation Of Jews From Central Europe, Inc. Information Bulletin. December 1947
RG-03.02.06, Restitution papers, 1
RG-03.02.07, Restitution papers, 2
RG-03.03.01, Germany Surrenders Unconditionally Fascimiles, 1
RG-03.03.01. Germany Surrenders Unconditionally Facsimiles of the Documents in National Archive
RG-03.03.02, Bonn Constitution Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
RG-03.04.01, Information Bulletin. Magazine of US Military Government in Germany. No. 142, 145
RG-03.04.02, I and E Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 24, 8 September 1946, R
RG-03.04.03, American Occupation Women’s Voluntary Service, Circle of Cooperation Bulletin No. 1
RG-03.04.04, Appeal, urging Germans to be tolerant and eradicate Nazi ideology
RG-03.04.05, Joshua Starr talk announcement about the cultural object looted by the Nazis
RG-03.04.06, List and notes of distributed persons to the Displaced Persons Camp
RG-03.04.07, List of committees and tasks with regard to the functioning of DP camps
RG-03.04.08,List of Displaced Person Camps with indication of Jewish and Non-Jewish population
RG-03.04.09, American Board of Charities first meeting notification, 15 April 1948
RG-03.04.10, Mission statement of athe American Board of Charities, ABC, 4 copies; 1 April 1948
RG-03.04.11, Constitution of GI Council of Frankfurt, 3 copies; 7 May 1947
RG-03.04.12, Memorandum about the raids, conducted at displaced persons camp; 6 May 1948
RG-03.04.13, Memorandum for the president of GI Council of Frankfurt; 26 November 1947
RG-03.04.14, Goals and Policies of the G.I. Council of Frankfurt, Germany; 28 July 1948
RG-03.04.15, Report of the Jewish cemetary incident at Borner Platz, 1 March 1948
RG-03.04.16, Monthly MG report, Office of Military Government in Hesse; June 1948
RG-03.04.17, Letter from Office of Military Government in Berlin about ownership of motor vehicle
RG-03.04.18, Secret Documents. Buchenwald April 14, 1945
RG-03.04.19, Press Release from Allied Administration, War Crimes Trial in Dachau, September 24, 1948
RG-03.04.20, What’s Cooking in Berlin Special Service Guide, February 1947
RG-03.04.21, Infantry Journal Volume 58, number 2
RG-03.04.22, XIX Corps Scroll Number 3, published in Germany
RG-03.04.23.01, Going up to Eagle’s Nest cover, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.02, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 1, Hitler’s residence in Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.03, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 2, Berghof after allied bombing, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.04, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 3, Tunnel leading to Kehlsteinhaus, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.05, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 4, Back of mountain which holds Berghof, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.06, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 5, Entrance to elevator leading to Berghof, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.07, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 6, View of the parking lot to Kehlsteinhaus, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.08, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 7, View of Berghof from the left, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.23.09, Going up to Eagle’s Nest photo 8, View of Berghof from the road below, Berchtesgaden
RG-03.04.24, United States Forces European Theater Command Headquarters Handbook, Frankfurt

Detailed Description
Collection of Folder-Level 1: RG-03.01, US Miltary Command, wartime and postwar documents, 1943 -- 1952
Collection of Folder-Level 2: RG-03.02, DP camps and Jewish Affairs, circa 1945-1950
Collection of Folder-Level 3: RG-03.03, Documents regarding the Surrender of Germany and civil affairs, 1945, 1949
Collection of Folder-Level 4: RG-03.04, US Military Government documents, US zone of occupation, 1945-1948