Overview
- Description
- The collection contains documents from fonds 1A276 and 1A277 of the Service Historique de la Gendarmerie Nationale (SHGN) related to the regulations of October 1940, and June 1941, prohibiting service in the French National Gendarmes to persons of Jewish ancestry. Includes personnel files for individuals either attesting to Aryan status or requesting exemptions on the basis of exemplary service, heroism, etc.
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1943
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Extent
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14 microfiche.
- Extent
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1 box
- System of Arrangement
- Thematic arrangement. Divided into two series. Series 1: Statutes, regulations, and correspondence related to the interpretation and application of the Oct. 1940 and June 1941 regulations. Series 2: Personnel files related to the enforcement of the Oct. 1940 and June 1941 regulations.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Reproduction of personnel files (Series 2) requires the permission of the Service Historique de la Gendarmerie Nationale
- Copyright Holder
- Service Historique de la Gendarmerie Nationale
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. France--Politics and government--1940-1945. France
- Personal Name
- Cohen, Elie Rene. Orbeck, Simon. Kosloff, Maurice Boris. Karsenty, Aron. Benchemoul, Moise. Choucroun, Leon. Allouche, Mardouche. Ben-Ghozzi, Albert. Bouaniche, Mardoche. Saphar, Henri. Renassia, Henri. Cohen-Tanaudji, Jean Sauveur. Isaac, Fernard Paul. Porret, Jean. Harris, James. Bingel, Pierre. Goldberg, Abraham. Posznanski, Maurice.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Service Historique de la Gendarmerie Nationale
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division in July 2002, from the Service Historique de la Gendarmerie Nationale, SHGN Archives de la Defense (Archives of the Historical Department of the National Gendarmerie under the Archives of the Ministry of Defense). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the documents via International Archives Project Division in Aug. 2002.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-06 13:43:35
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn510882
Additional Resources
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- Terms of Use
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