us-005578-irn86096
has or had some members with language: pol
history: Archiwum Państwowe w Częstochowie
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn86096/alternateIDs/1
identifier: irn86096
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn86096/alternateIDs/2
type: RecordSet
history: Office of Information and Tracing of the Polish Red Cross operates continuously since 1919. In 1919-1921 it was involved in collecting information about the victims of national uprisings and the transfer of information to prisoners of war. Office also took part in the reception of Polish political prisoners coming from the Soviet Union at the Polish border and was looking for their families and documents. With the outbreak of World War II the Office began to prepare lists of the dead, the wounded, sick and missing. A database of names was created. On 23 September 1939 the seat of the Office of Information and Tracing was bombed. Workers were trying to protect the remainder of the documents. The Red Cross branches in various Polish cities organized Sections of Information and Research. Information was collected from parish and municipal offices and from private individuals. In the temporary camps for prisoners of war, Polish Red Cross registered the prisoners and participated in the transmission of letters from their families. Since December 1939 Polish Red Cross Delegations started their activities in many countries. They conducted searching of Polish citizens, both military and civilian, and prepared the database of Polish of prisoners of war, staying in Oflag and Stalag camps. Thousands of requests for search were sent and much information about persons deported and interned was obtained. Thus a new Office database was created. After the discovery in 1943 of the mass graves of Polish officers murdered in Katyn, the Technical Committee of the Polish Red Cross was appointed, which led the exhumation in the period from April until June 1943. Thanks to the work of the Commission the list was prepared by the Delegation of the Polish Red Cross in Geneva, comprising 2805 names. For a long time it was the only basis for the issuance of certificates to the families of victims. On August 2, 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, the Office of Information and Tracing has been set…
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-cb/003741
title: Polish Red Cross, Regional Agency in Częstochowa Polski Czerwony Krzyż. Oddział Terenowy w Częstochowie (Sygn.1050)
scope and content: This collection contains lists of Polish civilians murdered by the Germans during the occupation. The booklet contains lists submitted by the families of people killed in Częstochowa and during the September campaign, and the German occupation. Contains also a list of widows, orphans and other family members of fallen participants in the resistance movement. The lists include also Jewish names. Lists were compiled in 1945-1946.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
record resource extent: 116 digital images, JPEG
has or had holder: us-005578
record resource structure: The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved on the microfilm reels. Arranged in two series: 1. List of civilians murdered by the Germans during the occupation; 2. List of widows, orphans and other family members of fallen participants in the resistance movement.
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn86096/acquisitions/1
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1946-12-31
is copy of: pl-003056
has record set type: Item
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-01-01