Why are we putting the inventory online?
Archives are an important part of a society's historical and social memory. As the Brandenburg State Archives, we preserve written evidence of previous eras, governments and systems and make historical documents available to researchers and the public. These records also include files that were created during the National Socialist era. They document, among other things, the involvement of the authorities in the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity.
Files documenting the expulsion, expatriation, robbery and deportation of people who were ostracised as enemies by Nazi society are the records of the Asset Realisation Office of the Chief Finance President of Berlin-Brandenburg. The main task of this office was to appropriate the property of Jewish women and men during the Holocaust in favour of the German state.
The files also reveal those state and private actors who enriched themselves at the expense of the persecuted within the framework of Nazi legislation. At the same time, they reveal the precarious financial and material situation of the people who were disenfranchised, expelled and murdered. The files are characterised by the authorities' view of the confiscation of assets. Documents of everyday life such as diaries etc. of the persecuted persons are only found in very few individual cases in the files.
Following a revision of the descriptive information on the files, their digitisation and the rights clearance, the sub-collection Rep. 36A (II) can be made freely accessible online to the interested public and the research community. By making archive records available online, the State Main Archive is fulfilling its mission to enable the public to use and analyse archive records.
When publishing the digitised files, the State Main Archive has taken into account the rights of those affected and their descendants in accordance with the provisions of the Brandenburg Archives Act. Approximately 40,460 files can currently be viewed online.
The Landeshauptarchiv would like to make the files of the Asset Realisation Office available in particular to all those who are interested in seriously and critically examining the Nazi era, dealing with their own family history and shaping a democratic, pluralistic and diverse culture of remembrance.
If you, as an affected person, descendant or researcher, have any questions about the use and provision of the digitised material, please contact
Dominic Strieder, e-mail: poststelle@blha.brandenburg.de, telephone: +49 331 5674 0
Archives are an important part of a society's historical and social memory. As the Brandenburg State Archives, we preserve written evidence of previous eras, governments and systems and make historical documents available to researchers and the public. These records also include files that were created during the National Socialist era. They document, among other things, the involvement of the authorities in the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity.
Files documenting the expulsion, expatriation, robbery and deportation of people who were ostracised as enemies by Nazi society are the records of the Asset Realisation Office of the Chief Finance President of Berlin-Brandenburg. The main task of this office was to appropriate the property of Jewish women and men during the Holocaust in favour of the German state.
The files also reveal those state and private actors who enriched themselves at the expense of the persecuted within the framework of Nazi legislation. At the same time, they reveal the precarious financial and material situation of the people who were disenfranchised, expelled and murdered. The files are characterised by the authorities' view of the confiscation of assets. Documents of everyday life such as diaries etc. of the persecuted persons are only found in very few individual cases in the files.
Following a revision of the descriptive information on the files, their digitisation and the rights clearance, the sub-collection Rep. 36A (II) can be made freely accessible online to the interested public and the research community. By making archive records available online, the State Main Archive is fulfilling its mission to enable the public to use and analyse archive records.
When publishing the digitised files, the State Main Archive has taken into account the rights of those affected and their descendants in accordance with the provisions of the Brandenburg Archives Act. Approximately 40,460 files can currently be viewed online.
The Landeshauptarchiv would like to make the files of the Asset Realisation Office available in particular to all those who are interested in seriously and critically examining the Nazi era, dealing with their own family history and shaping a democratic, pluralistic and diverse culture of remembrance.
If you, as an affected person, descendant or researcher, have any questions about the use and provision of the digitised material, please contact
Dominic Strieder, e-mail: poststelle@blha.brandenburg.de, telephone: +49 331 5674 0
Link to ‘Language, terms and contextual information’
The following page provides assistance in categorising the files published online by the ‘Vermögensverwertungsstelle’ at the Oberfinanzpräsidenten Berlin-Brandenburg. You will find explanations of terms and information on the origins of the sources. We have compiled a selection of further information and educational resources on the topics of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and National Socialism. The selection will be added to gradually... read more [Link coming soon]
The following page provides assistance in categorising the files published online by the ‘Vermögensverwertungsstelle’ at the Oberfinanzpräsidenten Berlin-Brandenburg. You will find explanations of terms and information on the origins of the sources. We have compiled a selection of further information and educational resources on the topics of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and National Socialism. The selection will be added to gradually... read more [Link coming soon]