Case files from the Gestapo in Zichenau, Poland (Sygn. 186)

Case files from the Gestapo in Zichenau, Poland (Sygn. 186) 

Case files from the Gestapo in Zichenau, Poland (Sygn. 186) 

17,149 digital images, JPEG 16 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm 

Case files kept on individuals by the Gestapo in Zichenau (Ciechanów), Poland. The case files contain information about individuals in the Zichenau area suspected of crimes such as acts of resistance, smuggling, and illegal border crossings. In some cases, the persons accused were sent to concentration camps. Also contains files concerning Polish priests involved in underground movements, attacks by partisan groups, and investigations of illegal border crossings. 

This collection is arranged in one series: Case Files from the Gestapo in Zichenau (Ciechanów), Poland. Organized alphabetically by surname. A complete list of case files is located at the beginning of microfilm reel #1. Records are arranged in the original order of their acquisition from the source archive. The museum has acquired only selected records from Institute of National Remembrance (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej-Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, or IPN). More information about this collection and other materials in the possession of the Institute of National Remembrance, including archival finding aids from the Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance, is available at the website: https://ipn.gov.pl