Jewish ghetto police of Cracow (circa 1942) | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Name: Jewish ghetto police of Cracow (circa 1942)

Historical Note: The Jewish ghetto police of Cracow (Juedischer Ordnungsdienst), Jewish police units set up on German orders in certain locations within German-occupied areas. The Judenraete (Jewish Councils) in Eastern Europe were commanded to organize these police units, generally as a prerequesite to the establishment of ghettos in their areas.

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