lv-002871-p 82
type: RecordSet
archival history: The records were received at the archives as captured materials, and the inventory was compiled at the archives in 1946. The documents have survived only partially and give only fragmentary insight into activities of the institution. There is information about people who served in the police battalions, campaigns Winterzauber and Heinrich, etc.
archivist note: Entry added on May 28, 2014 by Rita Bogdanova based on finding aids available at the repository.
biographical history: The SS and Police Leader in Latvia acted as the highest German police authority in the General Region (Generalbezirk) Lettland; it combined the functions of both security and order. The position was subordinate to the highest SS and Police Commands in Ostland and Russia North. The SS and Police Leader in Latvia in 1941-1944 was Walter Schroeder, in Riga.
has or had script: Latn
location of copies: USHMM RG-18.002M (Latvian Central State Historical Archive (Riga) records)
location of originals: Original documents are in the custody of The National Archives of Latvia State Historical Archives of Latvia
other finding aids: 1 printed finding aid is available at the reading room.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: The physical condition of documents is satisfactory. Some documents are difficult to read because of text fading.
publication note: A. Ezergailis. *The Holocaust in Latvia, 1941-1944: the Missing Center.* Riga The Historical institute of Latvia [in association with The United State Holocaust Memorial Museum], 1996, 465 p. Anita Kugler. *Scherwitz: Der jüdische SS-Offizier* Cologne, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2004, 758 p. A. Angrik, P. Klein. *The Final Solution in Riga: Exploitation and Annihilation, 1941-1944.* New-York, Berghahn Books, 2009, 515 p. Katrin Reichelt. *Lettland unter deutscher Besatzung 1941–1944. Der lettische Anteil am Holocaust.* Metropol-Verlag Verlag, Berlin, 2011, 428 p.
accruals: No other records expected.
conditions of access: Free access.
has beginning date: 1941
has creator: 001404
has end date: 1945
has or had holder: lv-002871
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 001404
has or had subject: 887
has or had subject: 000464
has or had title: SS–und Polizeistandartenführer Lettland
has or had title: The SS and Police Leader in Latvia
has record set type: Fonds
identifier: P-82
record resource extent: 58 files
record resource structure: Files are arranged according to the inventories.
scope and content: Registration and confiscation of Jewish property.
title: SS un policijas vadītājs Latvijā