Holocaust in Latvia, Documentation's file / תיק – שואה בלטביה, תיעוד

These sources include Official documents and manuscripts Documenting the activities of Collaborators with the Nazis In Latvia during 1941. The collection presents Administrative orders relating to the confiscation of property, registration of residents, and the establishment of Local self-defense units who operated under German protection. Among the pages you can find Employee questionnaires Detailed descriptions and lists of names testify to the organizational structure of the local apparatus during the occupation. A significant portion of the material consists ofTranslations into Yiddish of the original documents, presumably for the purposes of later historical or legal research. These documents shed light on Local manager and the involvement of Latvian citizens in the implementation of Nazi policy in the region VentspilsThe files serve as evidence of the region's rapid transition to German control and the establishment of Supervision and policing mechanisms New.

The documents before us describe the administrative and military structure established in the Ventspils district of Latvia during July 1941, immediately after the German occupation, and the repressive measures taken against the Jewish population and against those considered enemies of the new regime (H41-1-1f, H41-1-5f).

Main actions and commands:

• Concentration and isolation of Jews: Order No. 1, issued on July 19, 1941, ordered the immediate concentration of all Jews in the Ventspils district, including women and children, and placing them under guard (H41-1-5f, H41-2f).
• Confiscation of property: The orders stipulated that a registration of the property of detainees and Jews should be made and transferred to the management of the local administration (H41-1-5f, H41-2f).
• Executions: Official documents detail lists of people shot to death for political reasons, such as membership in the Communist Party, service in the Red Guard, or possession of weapons (H41-1-4f).
• Hunting for Soviet soldiers: Clear instructions were given to report any Red Army soldier or group of soldiers remaining in the area (H41-1-6f).

Key figures:

Victims:

• Nikolajs Cakars: Born in 1887, executed for membership in the Communist Party (H41-1-4f).
• Pauls Cakars: Born in 1901, executed for membership in the Communist Party (H41-1-4f).
• Ansis Cakars: Born in 1884, executed for membership in the Communist Party (H41-1-4f).
• Teodors Cakars: Born in 1904, executed for membership in the Communist Party (H41-1-4f).
• Alise Cakars: Born in 1883, executed for membership in the Communist Party (H41-1-4f).
• Fricis Grinbergs: Born in 1905, executed for possession of weapons (H41-1-4f).
• Jānis Almanis: Born in 1898, executed for stealing state funds (H41-1-4f).

Nazis and collaborators:

• Kārlis Lobe: Lieutenant Colonel who served as commander of the Latvian "self-defense" forces in the Ventspils district. He was the central figure in coordinating the purge and concentration of the population (H41-1-1f, H41-1-7f, H41-2f).
• Obersturmführer Graudums: A German SS officer who directed the special purge operations in the Ventspils and Kuldiga districts (H41-1-7f, H41-2f).
• Jānis Lūkins: He served as an adjutant at the local police headquarters that assisted the occupation forces (H41-1-1f, H41-2f).
• Kārlis Leimanis: An officer in the Latvian police apparatus who was involved in carrying out administrative orders (H41-1-1f, H41-1-3f).
• V. Zandere: A senior officer in the local apparatus who operated under Luba's command (H41-1-1f).

List of sources

• H41-1-1f : List of officials in the Ventspils district and a Yiddish translation of the police vehicles.
• H41-1-2f : Ordinance No. 3 dealing with searches and arrests and its translations.
• H41-1-3f : Administrative documents in Latvian and translations relating to local police activities.
• H41-1-4f : A list of people executed in the district, specifying the reasons for the shooting.
• H41-1-5f : Order No. 1 ordering the concentration of Jews and the confiscation of their property in the Ventspils district.
• H41-1-6f : Operational orders and reports regarding the remnants of the Red Army in the area.
• H41-1-7f : A personal questionnaire by Karlis Luba detailing the history of his military service and his participation in the "purges".
• H41-2f : A centralized file that includes Hebrew and Yiddish translations of the various orders and lists from the district.

 

– H41-1-1f

– H41-1-2f

– H41-1-3f

– H41-1-4f

– H41-1-5f

– H41-1-6f

– H41-1-7f

– H41-2f

 

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