Fonds of the senior government bodies in the occupied territories
Imperial Ministry of the Occupied Eastern
Territories, Berlin – NARB, fond 652, 13 items, 1942 – 1943:
Orders and instructions about political and propaganda work among the population, about
economic activities of occupation authorities. The report on the courses in training
of Belarusian teachers in Berlin. Correspondence about the state of public education in
Belarus, deportation of local inhabitants to work in Germany. Personal files of the
officials of occupation authorities in Belarus.
Headquarters of the “Center” Army
Group – NARB, fond 655, 3 items, 1941 – 1944:
Orders of the German armed forces command about organization of struggle against
partisans, the reports on partisans activities, police activities in the occupied regions,
public mood, the state of propaganda work in the period from September 1, 1941 to December
15, 1942, the bulletins of the special services of the German army formations.
Reichs Commissariat “Ostland”, the
city of Riga – NARB, fond 651, 4 items, 1941 – 1944:
Orders and reports of SS, police and Wehrmacht Command in the territory of Belarus
about struggle against partisans, public mood, administration assignments. Correspondence
about assignments and discharges of burgomasters.
General Commissariat of Belarus –
NARB, fond 370, 3421 items, 1941 -1944:
Records of occupation administration bodies.
Orders and instructions of the Imperial ministry of the occupied eastern territories, the
Imperial ministry of public education and propaganda, the reichscommissariat
“Ostland”, the General commissariat of Belarus, okrug commissars, military
authorities, SD and police units, collaboration organizations.
Documentation of the General commissariat departments. Charters of the Belarusian
People’s Self-assistance and the Belarusian Youth Union. Documents about structure and
officials of the General commissariat. Correspondence with the higher government and
administration bodies, reichscommissariat “Ostland”, occupation bodies, units
and services of the army and police, economic and public institutions: about
administration system and its functioning, occupation administration activities, economic
development of the occupied territories, use of the economy for military needs, about the
state of Belarusian economy, municipal service and social welfare.
Documents about struggle against partisan movement and underground organizations,
repressive measures against local populace, keeping of prisoners of war, the
protection of state secrets, military and industrial objects. Documents about censorship,
public order maintenance, export of cultural values, youth and national policies,
propaganda work, and selection of personnel. Information about demographic situation,
administrative division of Belarus, promulgation of agency instructions, formation of army
units. Reviews and reports on history, culture, public education and welfare in
Belarus before the war. The texts of speeches and addresses of occupation administration
officials to population. Slogans, leaflets, newspapers, articles from the German and local
periodicals, bulletins of occupation authorities. Information about people sent to work in
Germany.
Neben Bureau under the
General Commissariat of Belarus – NARB, fond 373, 131 items, 1941 – 1944:
Orders and instructions of the General commissariat of Belarus, Namestnichestvo
of Minsk okrug, Nebenbureau. Protocols on meetings of the Neben bureau
cooperation administration, reports of the departmental organizations about work,
financial and economic activities. Information about economic potential of Belarus, price
formation, medical personnel, the state of dwelling houses, meteorological observations.
Lists of Nebenbureau subdivisions and employees, lists of organizations and
institutions of Minsk okrug. Applications for employment, personal particulars,
autobiographies. Correspondence with occupation authorities, economic entities. Finance
and inventory documents.
Abbreviations:
NARB – National Archives of the Republic of Belarus