us-005578-irn73608
type: RecordSet
archival history: Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
biographical history: Foundation Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP) was established on November 27, 1991 per initiative of the government of the Republic of Poland. The Foundation collected approximately one million applications submitted by individuals, who sought compensation for their forced labor for Third Reich during the German occupation of Poland. These applications usually quote detailed information about condition of work and indicate geographical locations, and also are supported by testimonies of witnesses, original photographs and documents.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
has beginning date: 1939-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had identifier: 2
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 1138
has or had subject: 843
has or had subject: 701
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn73608
record resource extent: 6,696 digital images,
record resource structure: The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved on digital images. Arranged by the names of the testimony authors.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Contains 986 files of photographs and original documents sent to the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (Foundation “Polish-German Reconciliation”) by its beneficiaries. The photos and records document the employment of forced laborers by the Third Reich, their stay in a camp or in any other place where the forced labor was performed. Includes also photographs depicting individuals during forced labor, correspondence, birth certificates, Ausweise, Arbeitskarte, occasional cards with wishes, certificates of various kinds, identification documents, tickets and other evidence related to forced labor or laborer's return to Poland at the end of the war.
title: Photographs and documents related to forced labor in the Third Reich collected by the Polish-German Reconciliation Foundation