Overview
- Description
- The collection includes correspondence of Dutch volunteers who fought with the Germans on several fronts. Correspondence relates primarily to Dutch volunteers of the Nationalsozialisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK - National Socialist Motor Corps), with their families in the Netherlands. It also includes correspondence of members of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB- National Socialist Movement), who emigrated to the German refugee camps after September 1944.
- Date
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inclusive:
1940-1945
Physical Details
- Language
- Dutch
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Extent
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3,070 digital images : JPEG ; 842 MB .
37 digital files : PDF ; 1.14 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in one series: 1. Correspondence of volunteers. Organized alphabetically by sender. Letters of identified sender and recipient are included in the inventory numbers 36 and 37.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Museum staff and researchers are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
- Conditions on Use
- Fair use only. Copies of records will not be made available for any further publication to third parties without the written consent of the Institute.
- Copyright Holder
- NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Netherlands. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch. Soldiers--Netherlands--Correspondence. Foreign enlistment--Netherlands--History--20th century. Dutch--Germany--History--20th century.
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Foreign relations--Netherlands--20th century. Netherlands--Foreign relations--Germany--20th century. Netherlands--Politics and government--1940-1945. Germany--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Corporate Name
- Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging der Nederlanden Nazi Party
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, NIOD, (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation), Fond 241. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in Jan. 2015.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 12:20:46
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