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Title: Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone) Office of Military Government for Bavaria. Kreis Traunstein
records
Date (inclusive): 1945-1948
Collection Number: XX416
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and German
Physical Description:
13 manuscript boxes
(5.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The records of American administration of occupied Germany (U.S. Zone), Kreis Traunstein relating to civil administration,
including problems of public health and safety, administration of justice, allocation of economic recourses, organization
of labor, denazification, and disposition of displaced persons contain memoranda, reports, correspondence, and office files.
The collection also presents annual administrative reports on civilian relief efforts for other districts in Bavaria.
Creator:
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government for Bavaria. Kreis Traunstein
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1975.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone) Office of Military Government
for Bavaria. Kreis Traunstein records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country into four occupation zones for administrative
purposes during the period 1945-1949. The American zone consisted of Bavaria and Hessen in Southern Germany, and the northern
portions of the present-day German state of Baden-Würtemberg.
Scope and Content of Collection
The records of the American administration of occupied Germany (U.S. Zone) at Kreis Traunstein relate to the civil administration
of the region. The record document problems related to public health and safety, the administration of justice, allocation
of economic recourses, organization of labor, denazification, and the disposition of displaced persons. The records consist
of memoranda, reports, correspondence, and office files. The collection also contains annual administrative reports on civilian
relief efforts for other districts in Bavaria and miscellaneous materials of the Ukrainian Committee in Regensburg.
Arrangement
Records are arranged as originally received from the organization; generally by Office of Military Government (U.S. Zone)
Related Materials
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955), Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955: U.S. Zone) Office of Military Government Records, 1943-1950, Hoover
Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955
Military government
Refugees
Denazification
Bavaria (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Traunstein (Germany) -- Politics and government