Legion of Gendarmes of Rădăuți

Collection description

Holding institution (official language):: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava

Postal address:: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava, Strada Ştefan cel Mare nr. 33, cod 720003, jud. Suceava Romania

Scope and content:: This collection consists of general correspondence and paperwork regarding daily business, payroll and staffing matters as well a number of reports and statistics on crimes in the jurisdiction. Since the collection covers the period from the early 1930s to the late 1940s, some materials pertain to matters such as surveillance of radical political groups on both the left and right (including some Zionist groups), illegal border crossings, espionage, instructions for applying the terms of the armistice, purging of staff after the war and problems arising from repatriated and displaced groups during and after the war.

Archival history:: The collection was maintained by its creator and acquired by the National Archives after World War II.

Subject terms:: Crime; Law enforcement; Law enforcement--Gendarmerie; Zionism