Records of the Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin (Sygn.156), RG M

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1 Records of the Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin (Sygn.156), RG M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC Tel. (202) Descriptive Summary Title: Records of the Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin records (Sygn. 156) Date: RG Number: RG M Accession Number: 1992.A.0084 Creator: Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei. Extent: 22 microfilm reels (35 mm) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC Languages: German and Polish Administrative Information Access: No restrictions on access. Reproduction and Use: Publication or copying of documents for a third party requires written permission from Instytut Pamięci Narodowej Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (IPN) in Warsaw, Poland. Preferred Citation: RG M, Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin records (Sygn. 156), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC. Acquisition Information: Purchased from the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej Komisja 1

2 Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, Poland. 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. Accruals: Accruals may have been received since this collection was first processed, see archives catalog at collections.ushmm.org for further information. Custodial History Existence and location of originals: The original records are held by the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (Institute of National Remembrance), ul. Towarowa 28, Warsaw Poland. Tel More information about this repository can be found at Processing History: Aleksandra B. Borecka Scope and Content of Collection Consists of orders, reports, name lists, and various other documents relating to the activities of the Gendarmerie (rural military police) in and around Lublin, Poland, from 1939 to Includes information about the structure of the police force; daily orders given to gendarmerie personnel; weapons and ammunition for gendarmerie personnel; cooperation with the SS and Gestapo; living quarters and provisions for gendarmerie personnel; handling of prisoners of war; combatting partisans; and transportation (motor cycles and cars) for gendarmerie personnel. System of Arrangement The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Documents within the files are mainly in chronological order. Indexing Terms Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Parei. Schutzstaffel. Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei. World War, Underground movements Poland Lublin. Police administration Poland History German occupation, Prisoners of war Poland Registers. Lublin (Poland) History Occupation, Reports. Registers. 2

3 CONTAINER LIST Reel File Description 1 1 General structure and equipment of the police, , 71 pp. 2 Name list of groups controlling the telephone lines, , 10 pp. 3 Structure and organization of Polish regiments, , 56 pp. 4 Movements of police and army units, 1944, 57 pp. 5 Structure and organization of single services, , 9 pp. 6 Army Medical Service, 1943, 2pp. 7 Structure of the intelligence services, , 96 pp. 8 Structure of the intelligence services, correspondence, , 5pp. 9 Structure and equipment of the NSKK (car corps), , 10 pp. 10 Structure of the fire fighters, , 47 pp. 11 Commando orders and special orders, 1940, 55 pp. 12 Special orders 1944, 25 pp. 13 Special orders 1942, 55 pp. 14 Special orders, , 57 pp. 15 Special orders, , 25 pp. 16 Daily orders of the regiment, 1942, 77 pp. 17 Daily orders of the regiment, 1943, 62 pp Daily orders of the regiment, Continued from Reel Daily orders of the regiment, 1944, 66pp. 19 Order and hierarchy structure, 1943, 5 pp. 3

4 20 Structure and equipment of the water police; order and hierarchy structure, , 52 pp. 21 Four year plan, , 82 pp. 22 Orders of the Governor General not interfering with police matters, 1943, 10 pp. 23 Entry permits, , 28 pp. 24 Number of staff for actions, no date, 10 pp. 25 Office duties, standing order and office hours, , 56 pp. 26 Service directives and instructions, 1944, 1 p. 27 Regulations of office hours, 1943, 1 p. 28 Postal services, , 13 pp. 29 Organization of order transmission, 1943, 6 pp. 30 Distribution plans, , 51 pp. 31 Simplification of official proceedings; official tours and reports, 1944, 39 pp. 32 Records of official meetings; miscellaneous materials, , 92 pp. 33 Statistics, 1944, 13 pp. 34 Reports of events; correspondence, , 167 pp. 35 Orders on reports of events, , 116 pp Handling of the press 37 Service directives, , 38 pp. 38 Office duties and standing orders, , 27 pp. 39 Reports of events, 1944, 104 pp. 40 Command supervision, , 92 pp. 41 Cooperation with other departments and offices (army and SS, , 187 pp. 42 Situation and action reports, , 40 pp. 43 Daily situation reports, 1944, 78 pp. 4

5 44 Situation reports, , 209 pp. 45 Accommodation, provision, clothes, equipment and ammunition of the police, , 20 pp Accommodation, provision, clothes, equipment and ammunition of the police, Continued from Reel 3, pp. 46 Bicycles, , 90 pp. 47 Accommodation, provision clothes, equipment and correspondence of the police, , 98 pp. 48 Canteen affairs, , 24 pp. 49 Armament of the police, 1944, 10 pp. 50 Transport, police formations and army transports, 1942, 4 pp. 51 Office rules, instructional aids and maps for the police, , 241 pp. 52 Law in the Government General, , 38 pp. 53 Books of the administration, 1943, 9 pp. 54 Printings, 1943, 8 pp. 55 Development and training for disasters and fire fighting, , 29 pp. 56 Operations, basic principles and orders, , 32 pp. 57 Guard duty, 1942, 2 pp. 58 Duty of the base guards, 1940, 4 pp. 59 Duty schedules for the station and the station area, 1943, 10 pp. 60 Blanket orders, , 87 pp. 61 Price control, black market, food police, , 199 pp Price control, black market, food police, correspondence, , 87 pp. 63 Operations against the black market, , 149 pp. 64 Confiscated goods of operations against the black market, , 20 pp. 5

6 65 Arrest reports, indictments because of usury, , 34 pp. 66 Displacement of Zamosc, , 48 pp. 67 Troop movements, 1943, 9 pp. 68 Perception of security measures by the police, , 68 pp. 69 Security measures during visits of VIP's, , 14 pp. 70 Interrogation of capture resistance fighters, pp. 71 Cooperation of the uniformed police, Gestapo and the investigation department, , 78 pp. 72 Establishment of special units and forces, , 111 pp. 73 Reports on operations of the Rollkommando, , 19 pp. 74 Alarm rules for the police, , 20 pp. 75 Operations to prevent inner upheavals, 1943, 3 pp. 76 Cooperation with other departments and offices during inner upheavals, , 36 pp. 77 General orders and correspondence, , 110 pp. 78 Security measures for the bases during upheavals, , 52 pp Police parades, , 42 pp. 80 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, , 93 pp. 81 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, , 71 pp. 82 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, , 88 pp. 83 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, , 96 pp. 84 Securing the saw mills, , 206 pp. 85 Street controls, , 81 pp. 86 Punishment, hostages, measures against enemy propaganda, espionage, resistance, leaflets, , 139 pp Combatting partisans and controlling borders, pp. 6

7 88 General information on operations against gangs, 1944, 8 pp. 89 Clearance of woods, 1943, 71 pp. 90 Investigations of crimes, correspondence, , 141 pp. 91 Police involvement in fighting the partisans, , 12 pp. 92 Fires, , 116 pp. 93 File collections of Polish jurisdiction and Polish affairs, , 19 pp. 94 File collection for orders and rules, , 121 pp. 95 Registering of German blood, , 4 pp. 96 Incidents with other troops, 1941, 5 pp. 97 Greeting orders, , 10 pp. 98 Unpermitted possession of weapons, measures to find prohibited weapons, , 28 pp. 99 Restrictions for the Polish population, , 53 pp. 100 Custom affairs and foreign exchange laws, , 21 pp. 101 Police dogs and carrier pigeons, , 14 pp. 102 General and special police affairs, , 99 pp. 103 Russian prisoners of war, 1944, 131 pp Russian prisoners of war, Continued from Reel POW's general, , 29 pp. 105 Gipsy affairs, , 5 pp. 106 Miscellaneous, , 26 pp. 107 Telegrams from August 6 to October 13, Contains Lublin region rural police reports concerning partisan activities, pp. 108 Secret security plans for the district of Lublin, 1942, 39 pp. 109 Examination of resident lists and partisan fighting, 1943, 75 pp. 7

8 110 Names of persons sought by the rural police, pp. 111 Orders, commentaries, and changes in the pacification of regions west of the Bug River, pp. 112 Orders and instruction for combatting partisan activities, pp. 113 Daily orders, 1944, 68 pp. 114 Generals, 1943, 175 pp. 115 Secret partisan fighting, general, 1943, 15 pp Secret partisan fighting, general, Continued from Reel Emergency preparation "Götz", 1942, 80 pp. 117 Resident lists, principles for partisan fighting, 1943, 65 pp. 118 Miscellaneous: Arrests, special orders, and personnel matters, pp. 119 Measures against enemy propaganda, espionage and resistance, , 84 pp. 120 Sanctions, , 19 pp. 121 Sanctions, , 47 pp. 122 Sanctions, appeals for release, 1943, 35 pp. 123 Sanctions, appeal forms for release, 5 pp. 124 Gas masks and materials, , 14 pp. 125 Weapons and weapon technique, , 79 pp. 126 Weapons and weapon technique, , 112 pp. 127 Weapons lost and gained during confrontations with partisans, pp. 128 Reports on alterations of entries in weapon and ammunition books, , 81 pp Repair of weapons, , 28 pp. 130 Weapons and ammunition of dead or resigned policemen, 1942, 58 pp. 131 Weapons and ammunition of dead or resigned policemen, 1943, 22 pp. 8

9 132 Correspondence, 1943, 94 pp. 133 Reports on armament and equipment, , 24 pp. 134 Reports on loot weapons, , 46 pp. 135 Correspondence, , 201 pp. 136 Register of loot, , 22 pp. 137 Orders and rules, , 21 pp. 138 Ammunition orders of the police, 1942, 47 pp. 139 Explosives and hand grenades, , 22 pp. 140 Material for repairing the weapons, , 30 pp. 141 Special orders for provision, , 60 pp. 142 Weapon and ammunition of the police, 1942, 14 pp. 143 Files on ammunition, 1944, 50 pp. 144 Army Medical Service, , 9 pp. 145 Registry of weapons, , 36 pp. 146 List of arms, equipment, and bicycles, pp. 147 Transfer of weapons found or taken from partisans, pp Requisition and assignment of weapons, pp. 149 Reports from all police stations about equipment and weapons, pp. 150 Changes in registers of kept weapons and ammunition, pp. 151 Seminars on Weltanschauung, , 51pp. 152 See file 151, , 65 pp. 153 "Volk und Reich" (political monthly), , 18 pp. 154 Material for speeches and enlightenment, , 79 pp. 155 Principles for seminars, 1940, 28 pp. 9

10 156 Weekly seminars, , 21 pp. 157 Monthly seminars, , 52 pp. 158 Guiding files for trainers and trainees, , 18pp. 159 Reports on the seminars on Weltanschauung, , 30 pp. 160 Courses for choir conductors, , 49 pp. 161 Army recreation, , 104pp. 162 Parcels for wounded soldiers, , 53 pp. 163 Army libraries, , 84 pp Music instruments and entertainment, , 97 pp. 165 Maps, , 33 pp. 166 Radios, correspondence, , 199 pp. 167 Radios, batteries, orders, deliveries and receipts, , 72 pp. 167a Delivery of radios, receipts, , 84 pp. 168 Delivery of newspapers and magazines, , 54 pp. 169 Self organized performances, 1943, 9 pp. 170 Self organized performances, , 8 pp. 171 Performances organized from outside, , 20 pp. 172 Movie performances, no date, 34 pp. 173 "Winterhilfswerk" operations, , 73 pp. 174 Donations and collections, , 15 pp. 175 "Tag der deutschen Polizei" (Day of the German Police), , 23 pp. 176 Entertainment for comrades, , 100 pp. 177 Espionage and its prevention, , 4 pp. 178 Miscellaneous, , 28 pp. 10

11 179 Photo collection, 1941, 6 pp. 180 Cooperation of the press and the police, , 15 pp. 181 Propaganda, , 9 pp. 182 Army vehicles, , 13 pp. 183 Air raid protection, , 76 pp Actions of the self protection, , 55 pp. 185 Clearing up operations after air raids, , 41 pp. 186 Notes for the press concerning air raid protection, 1942, 9 pp. 187 Notes for the press concerning air raid protection, 1942, 19 pp. 188 New orders concerning ar raid alarms, 1944, 4 pp. 189 Violation of discipline orders, , 108 pp. 190 Marriages of member of the police, , 22 pp. 191 Personnel matters, pp. 192 Principles for the establishment of auxiliary police forces in occupied Polish areas, , 34 pp. 193 Personal matters, nominations, memorials to the dead, and care of those wounded while combatting partisans, pp. 194 Secret performance evaluations of staff, pp. 195 Training of rural police for service in occupied regions of the East, pp. 196 Personal files of rural policemen, letters Fre Fu, no date. 109 pp Personal matters of rural policemen; transfers, leave, decorations, pp. 197 Personal matters of rural policemen; transfers, leave, decorations, pp. Continued from Reel Permissions, , 3 pp. 199 Files on members assigned to German police in the eastern regions of the General 11

12 Gouvernement. Scrutinizing their relationships to citizens of the former Polish state who did not accept German citizenship, pp Personal files of rural police wounded or killed while combatting partisans, pp. 201 Miscellaneous relating to partisan activities, pp. 202 Disciplinary orders, , 109 pp. 203 Contact of German soldiers with Polish women, , 26 pp. 204 Sabotage and espionage, , 101 pp. 205 Personnel files, , pp Personnel files, , pp. 206 Special fees, costs of official tours, , 203 pp. 207 Blanket compensation, , 54 pp. 208 Changing and exchanging of police forces, , 26 pp. 209 Economic provision of SS forces, 1941, 28 pp. 210 Compensation of overpaid salaries, 1940, 46 pp. 211 Tariff treaties for employees and further affairs, , 77 pp. 212 Salaries of employees, 1941, 1p. 213 Health and social insurance, 1940, 37 pp. 214 Kitchen management, 1941, 13 pp. 215 Canteen management, , 6 pp. 216 Clothes and equipment matters, , 160 pp Maintenance of clothes and equipment, , 46 pp. 219 Equipment for police horses and dogs, 1941, 6 pp. 220 Army vehicles, , 13 pp. 221 Daily orders, , 81 pp. 12

13 222 Special orders and miscellaneous, , 77 pp. 223 Orders of the Reichsführer SS and of the minister of the interior, , 52 pp. 224 Special orders, , 31 pp. 225 Miscellaneous, , 25 pp. 226 Miscellaneous, , 43 pp. 227 Control file of various police posts, , 43 pp. 228 Department IV C, "Winterhilfswerk" operations, pp. 229 Horse riding, training, , 115 pp. 230 Police horses, correspondence, 1943, 8 pp. 231 Correspondence, , 106 pp. 232 Orders, 1942, 32 pp. 233 General correspondence, , 71 pp. 234 Acquisition and management of police vehicles, , 56 pp Traffic rules, , 57 pp. 236 Correspondence, , 26 pp. 237 Traffic controls, , 77 pp. 238 Delivery orders for oil and fats, , 16 pp. 239 Orders, , 66 pp. 240 Vehicles, correspondence, , 79 pp. 241 Miscellaneous concerning vehicles used by the rural police, pp. 242 Passenger motor car Pol RMdy 5651/37, no date, 29 pp. 243 Passenger motor car Pol RMdy No /36, no date, 38 pp. 244 Passenger motor car Pol RMdy 10484/39, no date, 15 pp. 245 Pol M.d.J. No. 9944/39, no date, 23 pp. 13

14 246 Van Pol R.m.J. 9758/39, no date 47 pp. 247 Motor car, Main file for passenger motor car Pol. No , no date, 15 pp. 248 Passenger motor car Pol RmdJ. 2243/38, no date, 49 pp. 249 Passenger motor car Pol Rmdy /38, no date, 59 pp. 250 Passenger motor car Pol R.M.D.Y., no date, 16 pp. 251 Passenger motor car Pol RmdY /38, no date, 82 pp. 252 Passenger motor car Pol R.M.D.Y /38, no date, 37 pp. 253 Passenger motor car Pol R.M.d.Y. 5549/37, no date, 51 pp. 254 Motor car, main file Pol. No , no date, 76 pp. 255 Pol R.M.d.Y. No. 9307/39, no date, pp Pol R.M.d.Y. No. 9307/39, no date, pp. 256 Passenger motor car Pol R.M.d.Y /40, no date 123 pp. 257 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /42, no date, 28 pp. 258 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /42, no date, 31 pp. 259 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /42, no date, 31 pp. 260 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /42, no date, 29 pp. 261 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /39, no date, 28 pp. 262 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol R.M.d.Y. No /42, no date, 27 pp. 263 Passenger motor car "Opel" SS , no date, 21 pp. 264 Driving licenses, , 196 pp. 265 Loot cars, , 33 pp. 266 Regulations for driving duty, , 107 pp. 267 Correspondence, , 153 pp. 268 Distribution of cars, , 93 pp. 14

15 269 Regulations for promoting officers, , 10 pp. 270 Evaluation of performance, , 28 pp Interrelations and attitudes between the army, SS and rural police, pp. 272 Organization of rural police in occupied Poland (General Gouvernement); orders and instructions, pp. 273 Police post in Wlodawa, pp. 274 Organizational and personal matters of the 1st rural police battalion in Lublin, January June 1943; orders and correspondence, pp. 275 Actions executed by the 1st battalion of rural police and SS regiment in the Lublin voievodship; orders and reports, pp Orders, instructions and reports of SS operations, 1942, 144 pp. 277 Anti partisan actions carried out in the Parczen forest and other localities in the Lublin area, pp. 278 Anti partisan actions carried out in the Parczen forest and other localities in the Lublin area, pp. 279 Rural police and police actions to fight Polish resistance; orders, circular letters, and correspondence, pp. 280 Persons sought and arrested from September 1943 to June Circular letters of the SS police headquarters and other SS stations in Lublin, pp Persons sought and arrested from September 1943 to June Circular letters of the SS police headquarters and other SS stations in Lublin, pp. 281 Orders and reports on confiscations of motor vehicles and horse driven vehicles, 1942, 25 pp. 282 Instructions about the training of the auxiliary police and opinions about the training, 1940, 20 pp. 283 Daily duty schedule for the police, July 1944, 9 pp. 284 Investigation concerning various punishable activities in Lukow police station, pp. 285 Structure and organization of the Lublin headquarters of the rural police, pp. 15

16 286 Orders of the commander of the 1st Rural Police Battalion in Lublin, pp. 287 Personal search orders of runaway members of the Schutzen regiment Nr. 32, pp. 288 Declaration of liability for policemen, , 42 pp. 289 Reports and evaluations of performance; Files on Stanisław Król, major in the Polish police, pp. 290 Obligations and personnel affairs of the Waffen SS; personal file on Kurt Rowser, SS 3rd Reserve Battalion "North", , 32 pp. 291 Organization, training, and activities of police and rural police in occupied Poland (General Government); orders and information sent out to police stations from many sources from Lublin region posts, pp. 16