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Map of Polish Railroads, circa 1939

None/None/1939

Author: None

Description: A map showing Poland's railroads as they were in 1939, as sorted by gauge

Tags: WW2, Railroads


Official munitions production of the United States by months, July 1, 1940 - August 31, 1945.

1/5/1947

Author: Civilian Production Administration

Description: Contains data on actual production by months from July 1, 1940 at the beginning of the War Program, through August 31, 1945, the last month of actual fighting against Japan. Covers basically every major category of war production.

Tags: WW2, War Production


Surrender Rescript of Emperor Hirohito

2/9/1945

Author: Emperor Shōwa

Description: The Surrender Rescript, issued by Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa) on September 2nd. This rescript officially ended the Pacific War.

Tags: WW2, Pacific War, Japanese Surrender (WW2)


Memo: "Summary of Report on Loyal West Coast Japanese"

19/12/1941

Author: John Franklin Carter

Description: A memorandum from John Franklin Carter summarizing Curtis Munson's reports on the Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

Tags: WW2, Japanese Internment


Bericht zur Innenpolitischen Lager 001

9/10/1939

Author: None

Description: The first in a series of reports from within the RSHA on the internal state of the Third Reich

Tags: RSHA, WW2, SD Internal Reports


Letter from January 1943 discussing the construction of the "Vergasungskeller"

29/1/1943

Author: SS-Sturmbahnführer Karl Bischoff

Description: A Letter from January, 1943 from SS Major Bischoff, head of the Bauleitung (Auschwitz Waffen SS and Police Central Construction Management), addressed to SS Major-General Kammler in Berlin, about the progress of work at Krematorium II, in which the word “Vergasungskeller” is used.

Tags: Holocaust, Auschwitz