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

Records of the Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin (Sygn.156), 1939 1944 RG 15.011M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024 2126 Tel. (202) 479 9717 Email: reference@ushmm.org Descriptive Summary Title: Records of the Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin records (Sygn. 156) Date: 1939 1944 RG Number: RG 15.011M 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 20024 2126 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 15.011M, Kommandeur der Gendarmerie Lublin records (Sygn. 156), 1939 1944. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC. Acquisition Information: Purchased from the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej Komisja 1

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 00 839 Poland. Tel. 011 48 22 581 85 00. More information about this repository can be found at www.ipn.gov.pl. 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 1944. 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, 1939 1945 Underground movements Poland Lublin. Police administration Poland History German occupation, 1939 1944. Prisoners of war Poland Registers. Lublin (Poland) History Occupation, 1939 1944. Reports. Registers. 2

CONTAINER LIST Reel File Description 1 1 General structure and equipment of the police, 1939 1944, 71 pp. 2 Name list of groups controlling the telephone lines, 1941 1943, 10 pp. 3 Structure and organization of Polish regiments, 1943 1944, 56 pp. 4 Movements of police and army units, 1944, 57 pp. 5 Structure and organization of single services, 1941 1944, 9 pp. 6 Army Medical Service, 1943, 2pp. 7 Structure of the intelligence services, 1942 1944, 96 pp. 8 Structure of the intelligence services, correspondence, 1943 1944, 5pp. 9 Structure and equipment of the NSKK (car corps), 1939 1943, 10 pp. 10 Structure of the fire fighters, 1941 1944, 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, 1943 1944, 57 pp. 15 Special orders, 1939 1944, 25 pp. 16 Daily orders of the regiment, 1942, 77 pp. 17 Daily orders of the regiment, 1943, 62 pp. 2 17 Daily orders of the regiment, 1943. Continued from Reel 1. 18 Daily orders of the regiment, 1944, 66pp. 19 Order and hierarchy structure, 1943, 5 pp. 3

20 Structure and equipment of the water police; order and hierarchy structure, 1939 1943, 52 pp. 21 Four year plan, 1939 1943, 82 pp. 22 Orders of the Governor General not interfering with police matters, 1943, 10 pp. 23 Entry permits, 1940 1944, 28 pp. 24 Number of staff for actions, no date, 10 pp. 25 Office duties, standing order and office hours, 1940 1944, 56 pp. 26 Service directives and instructions, 1944, 1 p. 27 Regulations of office hours, 1943, 1 p. 28 Postal services, 1940 1944, 13 pp. 29 Organization of order transmission, 1943, 6 pp. 30 Distribution plans, 1940 1944, 51 pp. 31 Simplification of official proceedings; official tours and reports, 1944, 39 pp. 32 Records of official meetings; miscellaneous materials, 1940 1944, 92 pp. 33 Statistics, 1944, 13 pp. 34 Reports of events; correspondence, 1942 1944, 167 pp. 35 Orders on reports of events, 1941 1944, 116 pp. 3 36 Handling of the press 37 Service directives, 1940 1944, 38 pp. 38 Office duties and standing orders, 1940 1942, 27 pp. 39 Reports of events, 1944, 104 pp. 40 Command supervision, 1940 1944, 92 pp. 41 Cooperation with other departments and offices (army and SS, 1940 1944, 187 pp. 42 Situation and action reports, 1941 1944, 40 pp. 43 Daily situation reports, 1944, 78 pp. 4

44 Situation reports, 1940 1944, 209 pp. 45 Accommodation, provision, clothes, equipment and ammunition of the police, 1939 1944, 20 pp. 4 45 Accommodation, provision, clothes, equipment and ammunition of the police, 1939 1944. Continued from Reel 3, 21 53 pp. 46 Bicycles, 1942 1943, 90 pp. 47 Accommodation, provision clothes, equipment and correspondence of the police, 1941 1943, 98 pp. 48 Canteen affairs, 1941 1942, 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, 1942 1944, 241 pp. 52 Law in the Government General, 1942 1943, 38 pp. 53 Books of the administration, 1943, 9 pp. 54 Printings, 1943, 8 pp. 55 Development and training for disasters and fire fighting, 1941 1944, 29 pp. 56 Operations, basic principles and orders, 1939 1944, 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, 1941 1944, 87 pp. 61 Price control, black market, food police, 1940 1944, 199 pp. 5 62 Price control, black market, food police, correspondence, 1943 1944, 87 pp. 63 Operations against the black market, 1942 1944, 149 pp. 64 Confiscated goods of operations against the black market, 1942 1944, 20 pp. 5

65 Arrest reports, indictments because of usury, 1942 1944, 34 pp. 66 Displacement of Zamosc, 1942 1943, 48 pp. 67 Troop movements, 1943, 9 pp. 68 Perception of security measures by the police, 1940 1944, 68 pp. 69 Security measures during visits of VIP's, 1940 1943, 14 pp. 70 Interrogation of capture resistance fighters, 1942. 4 pp. 71 Cooperation of the uniformed police, Gestapo and the investigation department, 1941 1944, 78 pp. 72 Establishment of special units and forces, 1942 1944, 111 pp. 73 Reports on operations of the Rollkommando, 1942 1944, 19 pp. 74 Alarm rules for the police, 1942 1944, 20 pp. 75 Operations to prevent inner upheavals, 1943, 3 pp. 76 Cooperation with other departments and offices during inner upheavals, 1942 1944, 36 pp. 77 General orders and correspondence, 1942 1944, 110 pp. 78 Security measures for the bases during upheavals, 1942 1944, 52 pp. 6 79 Police parades, 1943 1944, 42 pp. 80 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, 1943 1944, 93 pp. 81 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, 1943 1944, 71 pp. 82 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, 1942 1943, 88 pp. 83 Securing industries and objects of vital importance, 1942 1944, 96 pp. 84 Securing the saw mills, 1942 1944, 206 pp. 85 Street controls, 1943 1944, 81 pp. 86 Punishment, hostages, measures against enemy propaganda, espionage, resistance, leaflets, 1942 1944, 139 pp. 7 87 Combatting partisans and controlling borders, 1942 1943. 88 pp. 6

88 General information on operations against gangs, 1944, 8 pp. 89 Clearance of woods, 1943, 71 pp. 90 Investigations of crimes, correspondence, 1942 1944, 141 pp. 91 Police involvement in fighting the partisans, 1942 1944, 12 pp. 92 Fires, 1943 1944, 116 pp. 93 File collections of Polish jurisdiction and Polish affairs, 1940 1943, 19 pp. 94 File collection for orders and rules, 1939 1944, 121 pp. 95 Registering of German blood, 1939 1944, 4 pp. 96 Incidents with other troops, 1941, 5 pp. 97 Greeting orders, 1940 1943, 10 pp. 98 Unpermitted possession of weapons, measures to find prohibited weapons, 1940 1943, 28 pp. 99 Restrictions for the Polish population, 1943 1044, 53 pp. 100 Custom affairs and foreign exchange laws, 1940 1943, 21 pp. 101 Police dogs and carrier pigeons, 1941 1943, 14 pp. 102 General and special police affairs, 1940 1944, 99 pp. 103 Russian prisoners of war, 1944, 131 pp. 8 103 Russian prisoners of war, 1944. Continued from Reel 7. 104 POW's general, 1940 1944, 29 pp. 105 Gipsy affairs, 1942 1943, 5 pp. 106 Miscellaneous, 1942 1944, 26 pp. 107 Telegrams from August 6 to October 13, 1943. Contains Lublin region rural police reports concerning partisan activities, 1943. 166 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

110 Names of persons sought by the rural police, 1940. 62 pp. 111 Orders, commentaries, and changes in the pacification of regions west of the Bug River, 1942. 24 pp. 112 Orders and instruction for combatting partisan activities, 1942 1943. 62 pp. 113 Daily orders, 1944, 68 pp. 114 Generals, 1943, 175 pp. 115 Secret partisan fighting, general, 1943, 15 pp. 9 115 Secret partisan fighting, general, 1943. Continued from Reel 8. 116 Emergency preparation "Götz", 1942, 80 pp. 117 Resident lists, principles for partisan fighting, 1943, 65 pp. 118 Miscellaneous: Arrests, special orders, and personnel matters, 1940 1943. 81 pp. 119 Measures against enemy propaganda, espionage and resistance, 1940 1944, 84 pp. 120 Sanctions, 1942 1943, 19 pp. 121 Sanctions, 1942 1944, 47 pp. 122 Sanctions, appeals for release, 1943, 35 pp. 123 Sanctions, appeal forms for release, 5 pp. 124 Gas masks and materials, 1939 1943, 14 pp. 125 Weapons and weapon technique, 1941 1942, 79 pp. 126 Weapons and weapon technique, 1940 1943, 112 pp. 127 Weapons lost and gained during confrontations with partisans, 1943. 82 pp. 128 Reports on alterations of entries in weapon and ammunition books, 1942 1943, 81 pp. 10 129 Repair of weapons, 1942 1943, 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

132 Correspondence, 1943, 94 pp. 133 Reports on armament and equipment, 1942 1943, 24 pp. 134 Reports on loot weapons, 1942 1943, 46 pp. 135 Correspondence, 1940 1941, 201 pp. 136 Register of loot, 1940 1943, 22 pp. 137 Orders and rules, 1942 1943, 21 pp. 138 Ammunition orders of the police, 1942, 47 pp. 139 Explosives and hand grenades, 1940 1943, 22 pp. 140 Material for repairing the weapons, 1940 1943, 30 pp. 141 Special orders for provision, 1943 1944, 60 pp. 142 Weapon and ammunition of the police, 1942, 14 pp. 143 Files on ammunition, 1944, 50 pp. 144 Army Medical Service, 1942 1943, 9 pp. 145 Registry of weapons, 1941 1943, 36 pp. 146 List of arms, equipment, and bicycles, 1942 1944. 69 pp. 147 Transfer of weapons found or taken from partisans, 1941 1942. 87 pp. 11 148 Requisition and assignment of weapons, 1942. 226 pp. 149 Reports from all police stations about equipment and weapons, 1941 1942. 51 pp. 150 Changes in registers of kept weapons and ammunition, 1943. 39 pp. 151 Seminars on Weltanschauung, 1940 1942, 51pp. 152 See file 151, 1940 1944, 65 pp. 153 "Volk und Reich" (political monthly), 1943 1944, 18 pp. 154 Material for speeches and enlightenment, 1940 1944, 79 pp. 155 Principles for seminars, 1940, 28 pp. 9

156 Weekly seminars, 1941 1943, 21 pp. 157 Monthly seminars, 1942 1944, 52 pp. 158 Guiding files for trainers and trainees, 1941 1944, 18pp. 159 Reports on the seminars on Weltanschauung, 1942 1944, 30 pp. 160 Courses for choir conductors, 1941 1942, 49 pp. 161 Army recreation, 1940 1943, 104pp. 162 Parcels for wounded soldiers, 1941 194, 53 pp. 163 Army libraries, 1940 1944, 84 pp. 12 164 Music instruments and entertainment, 1940 1943, 97 pp. 165 Maps, 1941 1942, 33 pp. 166 Radios, correspondence, 1940 1944, 199 pp. 167 Radios, batteries, orders, deliveries and receipts, 1942 1944, 72 pp. 167a Delivery of radios, receipts, 1943 1944, 84 pp. 168 Delivery of newspapers and magazines, 1940 1944, 54 pp. 169 Self organized performances, 1943, 9 pp. 170 Self organized performances, 1942 1944, 8 pp. 171 Performances organized from outside, 1940 1944, 20 pp. 172 Movie performances, no date, 34 pp. 173 "Winterhilfswerk" operations, 1942 1943, 73 pp. 174 Donations and collections, 1941 1942, 15 pp. 175 "Tag der deutschen Polizei" (Day of the German Police), 1940 1942, 23 pp. 176 Entertainment for comrades, 1942 1944, 100 pp. 177 Espionage and its prevention, 1940 1941, 4 pp. 178 Miscellaneous, 1941 1944, 28 pp. 10

179 Photo collection, 1941, 6 pp. 180 Cooperation of the press and the police, 1939 1943, 15 pp. 181 Propaganda, 1942 1943, 9 pp. 182 Army vehicles, 1941 1942, 13 pp. 183 Air raid protection, 1941 1943, 76 pp. 13 184 Actions of the self protection, 1941 1942, 55 pp. 185 Clearing up operations after air raids, 1941 1944, 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, 1942 1943, 108 pp. 190 Marriages of member of the police, 1941 1943, 22 pp. 191 Personnel matters, 1942 1944. 44 pp. 192 Principles for the establishment of auxiliary police forces in occupied Polish areas, 1939 1944, 34 pp. 193 Personal matters, nominations, memorials to the dead, and care of those wounded while combatting partisans, 1939 1944. 75 pp. 194 Secret performance evaluations of staff, 1942. 81 pp. 195 Training of rural police for service in occupied regions of the East, 1941 1942. 100 pp. 196 Personal files of rural policemen, letters Fre Fu, no date. 109 pp. 14 197 Personal matters of rural policemen; transfers, leave, decorations, 1943 1944. 1 100 pp. 197 Personal matters of rural policemen; transfers, leave, decorations, 1943 1944. 101 122 pp. Continued from Reel 13. 198 Permissions, 1942 1943, 3 pp. 199 Files on members assigned to German police in the eastern regions of the General 11

Gouvernement. Scrutinizing their relationships to citizens of the former Polish state who did not accept German citizenship, 1942 1943. 83 pp. 15 200 Personal files of rural police wounded or killed while combatting partisans, 1942 1944. 189 pp. 201 Miscellaneous relating to partisan activities, 1943. 79 pp. 202 Disciplinary orders, 1941 1943, 109 pp. 203 Contact of German soldiers with Polish women, 1941 1942, 26 pp. 204 Sabotage and espionage, 1940 194, 101 pp. 205 Personnel files, 1940 1943, 1 314 pp. 16 205 Personnel files, 1940 1943, 315 370 pp. 206 Special fees, costs of official tours, 1939 1941, 203 pp. 207 Blanket compensation, 1940 1941, 54 pp. 208 Changing and exchanging of police forces, 1939 1941, 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, 1940 1942, 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, 1940 1941, 6 pp. 216 Clothes and equipment matters, 1940 1941, 160 pp. 17 218 Maintenance of clothes and equipment, 1940 1941, 46 pp. 219 Equipment for police horses and dogs, 1941, 6 pp. 220 Army vehicles, 1940 1942, 13 pp. 221 Daily orders, 1940 1942, 81 pp. 12

222 Special orders and miscellaneous, 1940 1942, 77 pp. 223 Orders of the Reichsführer SS and of the minister of the interior, 1940 1942, 52 pp. 224 Special orders, 1940 1942, 31 pp. 225 Miscellaneous, 1942 1944, 25 pp. 226 Miscellaneous, 1941 1942, 43 pp. 227 Control file of various police posts, 1941 1942, 43 pp. 228 Department IV C, "Winterhilfswerk" operations, 1940 1942. 12 pp. 229 Horse riding, training, 1940 1942, 115 pp. 230 Police horses, correspondence, 1943, 8 pp. 231 Correspondence, 1940 1942, 106 pp. 232 Orders, 1942, 32 pp. 233 General correspondence, 1940 1943, 71 pp. 234 Acquisition and management of police vehicles, 1939 1943, 56 pp. 18 235 Traffic rules, 1941 1943, 57 pp. 236 Correspondence, 1941 1943, 26 pp. 237 Traffic controls, 1941 1943, 77 pp. 238 Delivery orders for oil and fats, 1940 1943, 16 pp. 239 Orders, 1942 1943, 66 pp. 240 Vehicles, correspondence, 1939 1942, 79 pp. 241 Miscellaneous concerning vehicles used by the rural police, 1940 1943. 84 pp. 242 Passenger motor car Pol. 4144 RMdy 5651/37, no date, 29 pp. 243 Passenger motor car Pol. 28056 RMdy No. 22799/36, no date, 38 pp. 244 Passenger motor car Pol. 28025 RMdy 10484/39, no date, 15 pp. 245 Pol. 39741 M.d.J. No. 9944/39, no date, 23 pp. 13

246 Van Pol. 39604 R.m.J. 9758/39, no date 47 pp. 247 Motor car, Main file for passenger motor car Pol. No. 56504, no date, 15 pp. 248 Passenger motor car Pol. 56706 RmdJ. 2243/38, no date, 49 pp. 249 Passenger motor car Pol. 56708 Rmdy. 22423/38, no date, 59 pp. 250 Passenger motor car Pol. 56710 R.M.D.Y., no date, 16 pp. 251 Passenger motor car Pol. 56720 RmdY. 22422/38, no date, 82 pp. 252 Passenger motor car Pol. 56737 R.M.D.Y. 22428/38, no date, 37 pp. 253 Passenger motor car Pol. 56737 R.M.d.Y. 5549/37, no date, 51 pp. 254 Motor car, main file Pol. No. 56742, no date, 76 pp. 255 Pol. 70671 R.M.d.Y. No. 9307/39, no date, 1 119 pp. 19 255 Pol. 70671 R.M.d.Y. No. 9307/39, no date, 120 205 pp. 256 Passenger motor car Pol. 138011 R.M.d.Y. 11692/40, no date 123 pp. 257 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154410 R.M.d.Y. No. 015217/42, no date, 28 pp. 258 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154 411 R.M.d.Y. No 015218/42, no date, 31 pp. 259 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154 413 R.M.d.Y. No. 015220/42, no date, 31 pp. 260 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154 44 R.M.d.Y. No. 015228/42, no date, 29 pp. 261 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154 423 R.M.d.Y. No. 0115230/39, no date, 28 pp. 262 Motorcycle N.S.U. Pol. 154425 R.M.d.Y. No. 015232/42, no date, 27 pp. 263 Passenger motor car "Opel" SS 308 423, no date, 21 pp. 264 Driving licenses, 1941 1943, 196 pp. 265 Loot cars, 1941 1943, 33 pp. 266 Regulations for driving duty, 1939 1943, 107 pp. 267 Correspondence, 1941 1943, 153 pp. 268 Distribution of cars, 1940 1944, 93 pp. 14

269 Regulations for promoting officers, 1940 1941, 10 pp. 270 Evaluation of performance, 1940 1944, 28 pp. 20 271 Interrelations and attitudes between the army, SS and rural police, 1939 1942. 152 pp. 272 Organization of rural police in occupied Poland (General Gouvernement); orders and instructions, 1943 1944. 14 pp. 273 Police post in Wlodawa, 1942 1944. 164 pp. 274 Organizational and personal matters of the 1st rural police battalion in Lublin, January June 1943; orders and correspondence, 1943. 212 pp. 275 Actions executed by the 1st battalion of rural police and SS regiment in the Lublin voievodship; orders and reports, 1942. 32 pp. 21 276 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, 1942. 191 pp. 278 Anti partisan actions carried out in the Parczen forest and other localities in the Lublin area, 1943. 169 pp. 279 Rural police and police actions to fight Polish resistance; orders, circular letters, and correspondence, 1942. 141 pp. 280 Persons sought and arrested from September 1943 to June 1944. Circular letters of the SS police headquarters and other SS stations in Lublin, 1943 1944. 1 119 pp. 22 280 Persons sought and arrested from September 1943 to June 1944. Circular letters of the SS police headquarters and other SS stations in Lublin, 1943 1944. 120 134 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, 1943. 6 pp. 285 Structure and organization of the Lublin headquarters of the rural police, 1942. 6 pp. 15

286 Orders of the commander of the 1st Rural Police Battalion in Lublin, 1943 1944. 112 pp. 287 Personal search orders of runaway members of the Schutzen regiment Nr. 32, 1943. 34 pp. 288 Declaration of liability for policemen, 1942 1943, 42 pp. 289 Reports and evaluations of performance; Files on Stanisław Król, major in the Polish police, 1942 1943. 16 pp. 290 Obligations and personnel affairs of the Waffen SS; personal file on Kurt Rowser, SS 3rd Reserve Battalion "North", 1940 1944, 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, 1939 1944. 174 pp. 16