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1. Czech Lands. Newspaper article on food supply problems in Brno. 15 March 1939 5
2. Czech Lands. Notice in a newspaper announcing a ban on large scale purchases in Prague. 16 March 1939 6
3. Czech Lands. Newspaper article on the fixing of prices and introduction of compulsory closing times in Plzeň. 19 March 1939 6
4. Czech Lands. Newspaper article offering largely vegetarian recipe suggestions for a week. 9 July 1939 7
5. Czech Lands. Entry in a private diary discussing the introduction of ration cards. 23 September 1939 9
6. Czech Lands. Status report on the adverse effects of the introduction of rationing in Prague. September 1939 10
7. Czech Lands. Administrative report on the impact of food and commodity shortages in Brno. 30 September 1939 15
8. Czech Lands. Excerpts from an administrative report, discussing shortages and wage developments in the Hradec Králové region. September 1939 17
9. Czech Lands. Entry in a private diary commenting on the introduction of different food rations for different segments of the population. 1 October 1939 19
10. Czech Lands. Newspaper article outlining the regulations governing the introduction of food ration cards. 1 October 1939 19
11. Poland. Ordinance of the General Governor Hans Frank prohibiting ritual slaughter by Jews. 26 October 1939 27
12. Poland. Petition, calling for German police to protect Warsaw city parks and forests from plundering by inhabitants looking for firewood. 14 November 1939 28
13. Poland. Report on the activities of the police in Łódź in combatting offences allegedly committed by Jews in the food trade. 17 November 1939 29
14. Poland. Report on various offences committed in Łódź by Poles and Jews related to profiteering and black market trading. 7 December 1939 30
15. Poland. A letter from village residents complaining about the requisitioning of meat by German soldiers. 12 December 1939 31
16. Poland. Excerpt from a chronicle of the occupation, discussing the growth of the black market and the exclusion of Jewish traders. 10 January 1940 33
17. Poland. Proclamation issued by the Szef Okręgu Warszawskiego to inhabitants of the city on the harsh measures being taken to fight high food prices and profiteering. 16 January 1940 35
18. Czech Lands. Article on increasing wages in the country, and on efforts to tackle the problem of high rents. 3 February 1940 36
19. Poland. Excerpt from a chronicle of the occupation, discussing problems arising from a shortage of provisions and an increase in prices. 5 February 1940 38
20. Czech Lands. Appendix to an official report, discussing the introduction of low-value bank notes and rumours of an imminent currency devaluation. 16 February 1940 40
21. Poland. Letter from the German President of Warsaw to the Polish Komisaryczny Burmistrz regarding the cooperatives supplying city workers with additional food. 23 February 1940 41
22. Czech Lands. Newspaper article on the action taken by the economic control authorities against overpricing and the failure to label prices. 24 February 1940 42
23. Czech Lands. Newspaper article explaining how eggs are to be obtained with ration coupons. 24 February 1940 43
24. Poland. Extracts from a situation report by the Landrat of Olkusz describing the food supply situation and the introduction of food rationing for Poles and Jews. 5 March 1940 44
25. Czech Lands. Newspaper announcement on the sentencing of a farmer in Moravecké Janovice for watering down milk. 4 April 1940 46
26. Denmark. A government announcement of a temporary ban on price increases, and a ban on purchasing more than four days-worth of consumables. 9 April 1940 46
27. Denmark. Newspaper article on police measures against the hoarding of goods. 21 April 1940 48
28. Poland. Excerpt from a chronicle of the occupation, discussing the functioning of the rationing system. 24 April 1940 51
29. Poland. Letter from the German Red Cross to the Polish Red Cross, concerning the overflow of foodstuffs parcels for Polish POWs in German captivity. 27 April 1940 52
30. Luxembourg. Press communiqué issued by the Landesverwaltungskommission, warning against hoarding. 20 May 1940 54
31. Poland. Internal government correspondence concerning the shipment of 18 tonnes of coffee to the country by the Brazilian Red Cross. 17 June 1940 54
32. Luxembourg. Press communiqué issued by the Landesverwaltung, with the authorisation of the German Feldkommandatur, on the issuing of rationed goods to members of the German Wehrmacht. 7 July 1940 57
33. Channel Islands. A young woman’s diary entry on early signs of panic buying and shortages of commodities on Jersey. 8 July 1940 58
34. Czech Lands. Announcement requiring the Czech inhabitants of Brno to take part in a waste collection programme. 9 July 1940 59
35. Luxembourg. Press communiqué from the Statistisches Amt concerning the state of crops in the country. 16 July 1940 61
36. Channel Islands. Letter from a resident of St. Helier, addressed to the Bailiff of Jersey, regarding the continuation of financial support and daily specialist medication previously supplied from England. 17 July 1940 63
37. Czech Lands. Newspaper article on regulations concerning the delayed collection and loss of food ration cards. 25 July 1940 64
38. Czech Lands. Announcement from the economic authorities in Olomouc, requiring the population to collect fallen fruit. 5 August 1940 66
39. France. Monthly report from the Préfet of the Seine, outlining problems of supply in the Paris region. 8 August 1940 67
40. Poland. Announcement by the Starosta Miejski in Kraków on meat rations for individuals and institutions. 12 August 1940 70
41. Belgium. Minutes of a meeting of the Women’s Guild of the Société Coopérative in Liège, discussing the shortage of supplies and how the organisation should best adapt to wartime conditions. 19 August 1940 71
42. France. Law implementing rationing measures on goods and foodstuffs. 19 September 1940 76
43. France. In his diary, the writer Jean Guéhenno discusses difficulties in obtaining supplies in Paris. 19 September 1940 79
44. Belgium. Excerpts from a Printemps record book, in which a middle-class woman has recorded her daily earnings and expenses. September 1940 81
45. Belgium. Report of the Coopérative Ouvrière in Liège, providing an overview of the goods available in the cooperative shop. 30 September 1940 88
46. France. Report by General Picquendar on the impact of the demarcation line upon supplies and the economy. 14 October 1940 92
47. France. The ‘Charte des Prix’, standardising price legislation and establishing rules for price freezes and taxes. 21 October 1940 99
48. Czech Lands. Article discussing wage increases for workers in various branches of industry and their impact on real purchasing power. October 1940 105
49. France. Summary of reports from regional directors of the Banque de France, discussing the country’s economic situation following defeat. October 1940 109
50. Belgium. Food rationing table, issued by the Ministry for Agriculture and Supplies. 5 November 1940 116
51. Poland. Application from a Polish worker at the Finanzinspektion in Jarosław, requesting a salary advance in order to cover basic costs for food and fuel. 11 November 1940 120
52. Poland. Ordinance issued by the Oberbürgermeister of Kalisz on privileged shopping for German customers during certain hours. 19 November 1940 121
53. Belgium. Unofficial index of retail prices drawn up by the Société Générale de Belgique, demonstrating the gap between official retail prices and real ones. 2 December 1940 122
54. France. Report on the conviction of a shopkeeper from Les Halles for black market activities. 3 December 1940 127
55. Norway. Newspaper notice on how Vinmonopolet will organize the sale of alcoholic beverages at Christmas. 3 December 1940 129
56. Norway. Newspaper report on how mothers at Sagene Clinic are learning to make good and nutritious food for their children during times of crisis. 6 December 1940 130
57. France. Report from the Prefecture of Paris Police on the rise of the black market. 7 December 1940 133
58. Czech Lands. Report on the food supply situation and its impact on public morale, particularly in rural areas. 9 December 1940 137
59. Norway. Newspaper report on the illegal sale of petrol. 9 December 1940 140
60. Norway. Newspaper article on the instigation of a separate court system for pursuing price system infringements. 13 December 1940 141
61. Norway. Newspaper report on record fish catches off Vestnes and on falling incomes for fishermen as a consequence of metal shortages in the canning industry. 17 December 1940 143
62. Norway. Newspaper report on Norges Statsbaner saving coal stocks by using wood instead of coal to fuel some trains. 17 December 1940 144
63. Poland. Request from the German authorities for payment for additional supplies of meat delivered to the Warsaw fire brigade. 19 December 1940 144
64. Netherlands. Entry from the diary of a pastor’s wife, discussing the food rationing system. 20 December 1940 146
65. Netherlands. Overview of the delivery of 20,000 tonnes of butter to the German Wehrmacht. 23 December 1940 149
66. Poland. A letter sent to the editors of the underground publication Biuletyn Informacyjny, calling for German-owned shops being opened across Warsaw to be boycotted and damaged. 30 December 1940 151
67. Luxembourg. Pamphlet from the Letzeburger Freihéts-Bewegong directed at steel workers, and criticising National Socialist labour and wage policies. December 1940 152
68. France. Article in an underground Communist newspaper denouncing the inadequacy of supplies and the black market. January 1941 154
69. Netherlands. Ration points table for clothing and fabric and practical guide for men and women on how to use it. 1941 156
70. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, discussing beer rationing. 7 January 1941 167
71. Poland. Correspondence from the Oberbürgermeister of Toruń on the behaviour of the Polish population in the city. 14 January 1941 167
72. Czech Lands. Report on the rations supply in the various districts of Moravia in the first two weeks of the year. 17 January 1941 168
73. Czech Lands. Communication regarding the allocation of a former Jewish flat to a Czech canteen cook. 17 January 1941 172
74. Netherlands. Letter to Reichskommissar A. Seyß-Inquart from fourteen citizens of Amersfoort, demanding more coal for the cold winter months. 20 January 1941 173
75. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, describing the lack of meat and the effect of shortages on children’s health. 31 January 1941 174
76. France. Circular from the Minister of Justice Joseph Barthélemy requesting magistrates to strengthen the suppression of the black market. 1 February 1941 175
77. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, on people cycling to gather provisions and on beer rationing. 2 February 1941 178
78. France. Memorandum from the Ministry of Industrial Production and Labour imposing rationing on clothing and textiles. 8 February 1941 179
79. France. Memorandum explaining the different regulations in place for the distribution of leather resources to producers. 13 February 1941 183
80. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, describing the distribution of soup by the German army. 16 February 1941 186
81. France. Memorandum from the Minister for Industrial Production and Labour encouraging the development of workers’ gardens. 17 February 1941 186
82. France. Memorandum from the Inspecteur Général du Ravitaillement explaining the role of agents de contrôle in his administration. 18 February 1941 189
83. Belgium. Handwritten recipe from a notebook with an alternative recipe for cooking without meat. Before Spring 1941 192
84. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, discussing rationing, food shortages and illegal alcohol production. 2 March 1941 192
85. France. Police report on the surveillance of a group of traffickers. 5 March 1941 194
86. France. In his diary, the writer Jean-Galtier Boissière comments on the implementation of rationing. 15 March 1941 197
87. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, discussing bread coupons, butter production and Winterhulp assistance for schoolchildren. 22 March 1941 199
88. Norway. Local border traffic permit card issued to an aid worker in Verdal. 28 March 1941 200
89. Czech Lands. A comparison of food rations in the German Reich and the Protectorate. March 1941 201
90. Channel Islands. A young woman’s diary entry about a shopping trip to buy shoes and a visit to a communal kitchen on Jersey. 1 April 1941 205
91. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, discussing price increases and popular dissatisfaction with milk shortages. 16 April 1941 206
92. Former Yugoslavia. Request from the Belgrade Municipality to the German Ortskommandant that various measures be undertaken following the occupation of the city. 18 April 1941 207
93. France. A complaint from the Préfet of Finistère to the Minister for Supplies concerning the aggravation of food shortages resulting from German requisitions of meat. 29 April 1941 208
94. Former Yugoslavia. Request from the Belgrade Municipality that a sufficient amount of tobacco and cigarettes be allowed into circulation in order to combat the black market. 30 April 1941 210
95. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, on people growing their own potatoes. 5 May 1941 211
96. Former Yugoslavia. Belgrade Municipality report on the German authorities’ directives concerning ownership of property in the city and the establishment of shelters. 7 May 1941 212
97. France. Minutes of a meeting of the Comité Économique Interministériel on the economic and food situation. 16 May 1941 214
98. Channel Islands. Letter from the Bailiff of Jersey to the Feldkommandant at Victoria College House, Jersey, regarding the collection, reuse, and prices of rags and old clothing. 17 May 1941 217
99. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, on textile rationing and increases to the child allowance. 29 May 1941 219
100. Czech Lands. Announcement outlining meat rations for various groups of consumers in Strakonice. 5 June 1941 219
101. Poland. Excerpt from the diary of a female writer, on her experiences working in a tobacconist’s shop. 11 June 1941 221
102. Greece. Order from the Militärbefehlshaber of Crete on the yield of the grain harvest and the safeguarding of provisions throughout the island. 14 June 1941 222
103. Belgium. Entries from a private diary, discussing price increases and metal shortages. 16 June 1941 223
104. Netherlands. Letter from a priest in Haastrecht, pleading for the return of a pig which had been taken from poor parishioners by the Dutch authorities. 25 June 1941 224
105. Lithuania. Memorandum from the Provisional Government of Lithuania regarding the arbitrary actions of German soldiers in Kaunas. Late June 1941 227
106. Belgium. Newspaper article documenting women’s protests against food shortages across the country. June 1941 228
107. Channel Islands. Leaflet from the Jersey Gas Light Company Limited to a resident of St. Helier regarding gas rationing and explaining meter readings. Late June 1941 231
108. France. Intelligence report on discontent with the supply situation among the Parisian population and the unpopularity of the Vichy regime. June 1941 233
109. Poland. Report on food supply in the Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreußen, rising shortages of vegetables and tobacco and reduced meat rations. 5 July 1941 237
110. Greece. Application by the owner of a café to the Ortskommandantur in Piraeus, requesting greater quantities of coffee and sugar. 10 July 1941 243
111. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, on attempts to circumvent potato rationing. 28 July 1941 244
112. Belgium. Article in a socialist underground newspaper, criticising the rationing system. July 1941 244
113. Belarus. Report on the health and medical situation in occupied Minsk. 1 August 1941 245
114. Lithuania. Notice from the leader of the Wirtschaftskommando in Kaunas regarding weekly food ration norms for civilians. 2 August 1941 250
115. Czech Lands. Announcement determining shopping times for Jews working on the construction of tram and railway lines in Strakonice. 4 August 1941 252
116. Luxembourg. In his war diary, Th. W. discusses the consequences of anti-Jewish ordinances. 10 August 1941 252
117. Lithuania. Decree concerning market places and trading procedures in Vilnius. 12 August 1941 253
118. Greece. Extract of a report from an anonymous informant on the food situation and the psychology of the population in the newly-occupied country. 15 August 1941 255
119. Lithuania. Notice from the Wirtschaftsinspektion Nord regarding the provisioning of civilians. 19 August 1941 258
120. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a postman, discussing illegal slaughtering and the threat of a failed harvest. 20 August 1941 259
121. Greece. Monthly report from the Wehrwirtschaftsoffizier for Greece outlining serious problems of provision throughout the entire country. 21 August 1941 260
122. Belgium. Entries from the diary of a postman, discussing bread shortages. 26 August 1941 261
123. Norway. Advertisement for ‘PLUSS Handwash’, a substitute product not subject to rationing during the German occupation of Norway. 10 September 1941 262
124. Norway. Decree on handing in radios in the Oslo and Aker police district. 10 September 1941 263
125. Norway. Public announcement from the Kjøttfordelingsnemda for Oslo, Aker and Bærum on meat rationing. 12 September 1941 265
126. Ukraine. Order limiting the access of the Jewish population to city markets in Lviv. 12 September 1941 266
127. Denmark. Entry in a shopkeeper’s diary, outlining that retailers are finding it difficult to source margarine. 13 September 1940 267
128. France. In his diary, the historian Henri Drouot comments on food trafficking in the Dijon region. 18 September 1941 267
129. Belgium. Circular from the official retailers’ organisation, outlining what should be displayed in shop windows. 22 September 1941 268
130. Belarus. Appeal from a factory director in Minsk, calling for the return of a cow which had been confiscated from his parents by the Germans. 24 September 1941 270
131. France. Report by the Director of Health, Professor Codvelle, on food shortages and their impact on the health of the population. September 1941 271
132. Poland. Report on the situation of extreme hunger facing the urban population in the General Government. 30 September 1941 277
133. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the supply of firewood in the city of Niš. 30 September 1941 280
134. Former Yugoslavia. Order restricting the use of electricity in Belgrade. 30 September 1941 282
135. Denmark. A journalist’s report for colleagues into the state of mind of the Danish people, with particular insights into the issue of rationing. 2 October 1941 284
136. Lithuania. Notice regarding proposals to raise the living conditions of the Lithuanian population. 9 October 1941 288
137. Former Yugoslavia. Announcement from the Četnik Commander Kosta Pećanac, ordering an increase in wages and the supply of firewood to the population. 9 October 1941 296
138. Belarus. Report on attitudes towards the occupying Germans among the Minsk population and on problems with food supply in the city. 11 October 1941 298
139. Belarus. Notice issued by the Kreiskommissar of Grodno, regulating sales in the city. 14 October 1941 299
140. Belarus. Minutes of a meeting between the Kreiskommissar of Grodno and local politicians, discussing the administration of the city under German occupation. 23 October 1941 300
141. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing the emergence of the black market and repairs to the water supply system. 26 October 1941 305
142. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing the distribution of wheat to the citizens. 27 October 1941 305
143. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing barter and the imposition of the death penalty for collaboration with the Red Army. 28 October 1941 306
144. Russia. Poster with an appeal from the Mayor of Kaluga for volunteers to help salvage grain from burnt grain elevators. 28 October 1941 307
145. Former Yugoslavia. Report on a meeting between Serbian and German authorities in Belgrade, discussing dissatisfaction at shortages and price controls in the city. 29 October 1941 308
146. Belarus. Report by a former inspector into the state of children’s homes in Minsk. October 1941 312
147. Netherlands. Instructions from the Directeur-Generaal van de Voedselvoorziening on the provision of school meals for Dutch schoolchildren. 31 October 1941 314
148. Norway. Extract from a list of professions, drawn up by the Direktoratet for proviantering og rasjonering for use in allocating extra cards for flour and bread. October 1941 318
149. Belarus. Extract from a report regarding rationing for the Russian civilian population in Vitebsk. October 1941 322
150. Poland. Instructions on the provision of a food bonus for Jewish labourers working on the construction of the wall of the Warsaw Ghetto. 4 November 1941 325
151. Belarus. Minutes of an official commissioners’ meeting in Grodno, discussing the distribution of tobacco and payment for Jewish people. 6 November 1941 326
152. Netherlands. Letter on the request of the Bürgermeister of Amsterdam that the city assume responsibility for provisioning. 6 November 1941 328
153. Estonia. Order for sawdust to be added to the bread provided to Soviet prisoners of war. 8 November 1941 329
154. France. Magazine article outlining the role and function of the Secours National. 8 November 1941 330
155. Former Yugoslavia. Order for bakers in Belgrade to post announcements about being out of bread in a timely manner so that citizens can go elsewhere. 8 November 1941 333
156. Czech Lands. Newspaper article outlining entitlements to additional fat rations for certain groups of consumer. 9 November 1941 335
157. Belarus. Directive concerning the allocation of rations to workers on collective farms in Lošnica . 10 November 1941 337
158. Latvia. Memorandum from the Latvian Generaldirektorium, criticising the food policy adopted by the Germans towards the local population. 10 November 1941 338
159. Latvia. Denunciation from an ill resident of Riga, accusing a milk shop owner of withholding milk, despite his possession of a special ration card. 11 November 1941 351
160. Denmark. Excerpts from a booklet arranged as a ‘crisis lexicon’ of extraordinary wartime measures. 13 November 1941 353
161. Lithuania. Document regarding various problems with the introduction of ration cards in Kaunas in the initial phase of the German occupation. 14 November 1941 359
162. Russia. Order prescribing residents to hand over any medicines in their possession to the nearest medical post or veterinary clinic. 18 November 1941 362
163. Greece. Orders of the Feldkommandantur 606 to the Genikí Dioíkisi Krítis, on the distribution of grain to the population of the island and the impossibility of covering the total need. 19 November 1941 362
164. Norway. A young woman’s diary entry, describing the food situation in Lillestrøm. 19 November 1941 364
165. Russia. Order from the Mayor of Kaluga on the introduction of the rationing system. 19 November 1941 366
166. Belarus. Letter from the Bürgermeister of Kletsk, requesting apples in order to provide a substitute for tea. 21 November 1941 368
167. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, discussing the compulsory handing in of metals. 24 November 1941 368
168. Latvia. Directive outlining the procedure for providing sick persons with additional food rations. 27 November 1941 369
169. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the arrest of price controllers accused of stealing and sharing two slaughtered pigs. 27 November 1941 371
170. Belgium. Verdict from a criminal court, acquitting two farmers who had been charged with attacking policemen who had sought to confiscate their cattle. 28 November 1941 372
171. Greece. Extract from the proceedings of an emergency meeting of the Municipal Council of Athens on the famine and the situation in the city. 28 November 1941 376
172. Belarus. Official announcements for the inhabitants of Baranavičy, concerning the rationing of electricity, markets in the city, and the banning of radios. 30 November 1941 379
173. Denmark. Consumer guidance about various substitutes for coffee, tea, and spices, etc. November 1941 381
174. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a postman, discussing his loss of weight. 1 December 1941 384
175. Norway. Announcement from the Direktoratet for proviantering og rasjonering on canned fish allowances for Christmas. 1 December 1941 384
176. Czech Lands. Letter establishing the hours during which Jews can visit the Supply Department of the municipal authorities in Strakonice. 4 December 1941 385
177. Russia. Order on the establishment of fat-melting facilities to process animal carcasses. 5 December 1941 386
178. Belarus. Report on the rationing provided for Russian prisoners of war in Stalag 342 387
179. Norway. Communication from the Direktoratet for proviantering og rasjonering to the concerning extra rations for construction workers in Tromsø. 8 December 1941 388
180. Former Yugoslavia. Memorandum sent to district leaders on the compulsory purchase of cattle for slaughter for the German military. 8 December 1941 389
181. Netherlands. Report on the supply situation in the country and the re-emergence of the black market, particularly for German citizens. 9 December 1941 392
182. Luxembourg. Extract from the SS report ‘Meldungen aus Luxemburg’, dealing with smuggling activities. 10 December 1941 394
183. Norway. Newspaper advertisement for a coffee substitute. 10 December 1941 395
184. Belarus. Excerpt from a report by a prisoner of war, documenting his internment in the prison camp at Ruzhany. 15 December 1941 396
185. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the improved state of health and nutrition of the population in Kraljevo following the establishment of regular governance in the region. 15 December 1941 398
186. Czech Lands. Article containing recipes for potato dishes and advice on how to economise and use ersatz products. Early December 1941 400
187. Russia. Announcement from the Mayor of Kaluga on the distribution of ration tickets for fuel and firewood. 17 December 1941 402
188. Ukraine. Instructions to local authorities in the Ponornitsa Rayon, outlining the punishment that those suspected of harbouring Jews or partisans can expect to face. 17 December 1941 404
189. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the situation facing the Banovina Hospital in Ivanjica during the Partizan and Četnik battle for the city. 17 December 1941 405
190. Belgium. Procès-verbal of the interrogation of a farmer, charged with selling overpriced potatoes. 19 December 1941 408
191. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing the distribution of flour through the ration card system. 19 December 1941 410
192. Latvia. Announcement of regulations relating to the distribution of ration cards for milk in Riga. 22 December 1942 411
193. Czech Lands. Announcement on the distribution of carp to German residents of Strakonice for their Christmas meal. December 1941 414
194. France. Documents relating to the denunciation of a Jewish family for alleged black market activities. 23 December 1941 414
195. Netherlands. Letter from a resident of Obdam requesting help with fuel for heating and cooking. 30 December 1941 416
196. Ukraine. Poster from the German Army, threatening severe punishment for anyone found to be assisting Bolshevik partisans. Late 1941 417
197. Former Yugoslavia. Request for financial aid for the children of refugees and for the establishment of a soup kitchen for pupils in Šabac. 31 December 1941 419
198. France. Brochure from the Ministry of Supplies listing various substitute products and other methods for coping with shortages. 1942 420
199. Lithuania. Memoranda regarding the status of state trade under the early German occupation. Early 1942 424
200. Ukraine. Order on measures undertaken to prevent the theft and hiding of goods in Kyiv. 1 January 1942 430
201. Greece. Death certificate of a two-year-old girl who died from malnutrition in Elefsina, 2 January 1942 431
202. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing the Germans’ lavish New Year celebrations, and their confiscation of household items from local residents for this purpose. 3 January 1942 432
203. France. Report on illegal animal slaughter and the infringement of rationing legislation by hoteliers. 8 January 1942 434
204. Greece. Extract from a German report on the economic situation in the country. 8 January 1942 437
205. France. Leaflet from the Front National denouncing ‘tight-fisted’ employers and calling for protests against supply shortages. Early 1942 438
206. Greece. Report by the head of the Landesgruppe in Griechenland in the Nazi Party on the economic situation and political mood in the country. 10 January 1942 441
207. Belarus. Letter from members of the ‘Viaśninka’ kalhas, regarding the provision of foodstuffs for families in the village. 11 January 1942 443
208. France. Report on the attempted bribery of a price controls agent. 12 January 1942 445
209. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on Belgrade butchers’ anger at unlicensed butchers and speculators. 12 January 1942 446
210. Belarus. Report for the Stadtkommissar of Minsk on the transport situation in the city. After 15 January 1942 448
211. Lithuania. Letter from a doctor in the Rokiškis apskritis, regarding the catastrophically poor provision of soap and insufficient rations. January 1942 450
212. Russia. Order from the Manager of the Bryansk Okrug on the requisitioning of sheep and goat hides as well as woollen yarn. 17 January 1942 452
213. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing the arrival of Soviet POWs in Taganrog. 18 January 1942 453
214. Lithuania. Notice drawing attention to the ever-worsening food provisioning of Lithuanian citizens, especially urban workers. 19 January 1942 454
215. Latvia. Imposition of a fine and prison sentence on a shoemaker from Valmiera, convicted of trading pork illegally on the black market. 20 January 1942 457
216. Latvia. Letter from an elderly woman in Riga, complaining about a lack of milk and the general food situation in the city. 21 January 1942 459
217. France. Paris police report on the development of the black market. 24 January 1942 460
218. Ukraine. Announcement of a fine for profiteering imposed on two persons from the town of Nizhyn. 27 January 1942 461
219. Russia. Order from the Ortskommandant of Navlya, banning the sale of foodstuffs, clothing and footwear at speculative prices. 29 January 1942 462
220. Russia. Handwritten orders from the Boroda Volostnoye upravleniye to the starshina of Bolshoye Aretovo obshchina concerning several agricultural issues. 29 January 1942 463
221. Greece. Report by the Genikoú Dioikití Krítis to the Feldkommandantur 606 on the lack of food and the state of provisions more generally on Crete. January 1942 465
222. Russia. Ordinance from the Police Chief of Taganrog on the registration of all prisoners of war in the city. 31 January 1942 469
223. Ukraine. Announcements on regulations concerning the Jewish population of Lviv, particularly the distribution of food ration cards. 31 January 1942 470
224. Ukraine. Order from the Holova Mizhrayonnoho Upravlinnya of the Chernihiv Oblast’ on the collection of voluntary donations for orphans, prisoners of war. 31 January 1942 473
225. Czech Lands. Announcement from the municipal authorities in Strakonice regarding the delivery quota for eggs. 2 February 1942 474
226. Former Yugoslavia. Entry from the diary of a Belgrade resident, discussing the black market and the scarcity of bread and meat. 2 February 1942 475
227. Czech Lands. Announcement from the municipal authorities in Strakonice regarding the authentication required for purchasing meat from emergency slaughters. 4 February 1942 476
228. Norway. Letter from a troop leader in the Nasjonal Samling’s rikshird concerning the arrest and treatment of a pupil at a Hirden school in Oslo accused of stealing and eating a tin of fish balls. 4 February 1942 477
229. Former Yugoslavia. Request to the Centrala za ogrev for the delivery of the required amount of firewood for various institutions in Belgrade. 8 February 1942 479
230. Czech Lands. Announcement from the municipal authorities in Strakonice regarding regulations for the distribution of heating materials. 10 February 1942 482
231. Lithuania. Notice from the Health Board of the Kėdainiai Apskritis on the insufficient provisioning of dispensaries and birthing centres with kerosene. 11 February 1942 483
232. France. Speech by Paul Charbin, Secretary of State for Rationing, on rationing policy. 15 February 1942 484
233. Poland. Memorandum concerning the establishment of new allotment gardens throughout the General Government. 15 February 1942 491
234. Netherlands. Letter from a female resident of Venray to Adolf Hitler, appealing for additional coal coupons. 18 February 1942 496
235. Denmark. Summary review of the annual report on the health situation in Copenhagen in 1940, especially discussing tuberculosis, venereal diseases, and birth and death rates. 19 February 1942 498
236. Former Yugoslavia. Order establishing the price of horse and donkey meat. 23 February 1942 500
237. Lithuania. Notice to rural governors and police chiefs concerning the fight against speculation and non-compliance with fixed prices. 25 February 1942 502
238. Lithuania. Police notice on the need to tackle the growing production of and trade in home-brewed vodka. 28 February 1942 503
239. Ukraine. Order from the Kharkiv Mis’ka Uprava, prohibiting trade with German soldiers. 28 February 1942 505
240. Czech Lands. Review of the economic situation in the country, reporting on shortages with regards to foodstuffs and fuel. February 1942 506
241. France. Monthly report by the Préfet of Creuse, outlining the manipulation of the family parcels system by traffickers. 6 March 1942 512
242. Ukraine. Instruction from the Burgomistr of the Novhorod-Siverskyi Uyezd implementing uniform norms for provisioning rural guards. 6 March 1942 514
243. France. Report on the specific problems of supply facing the départements of Nord and of Pas-de-Calais, attached to the Brussels administration. 7 March 1942 516
244. Russia. Announcement by the head of the Wirtschaftskommando of the Taganrog on the opening of an incubator station for artificial hatching. 8 March 1942 518
245. France. Instructions from the Préfet of Cher to mayors and agricultural unions on potato impositions. 10 March 1942 519
246. Belarus. Report on smuggling into the Grodno Ghetto. 11 March 1942 526
247. Netherlands. Letter from a female resident of Borne to Reichskommissar Seyß-Inquart, appealing for additional coal coupons. 12 March 1942 527
248. Ukraine. Appeal from the Mis’kyy Komisar of Kryvyi Rih, instructing citizens only to consume boiled water. 12 March 1942 528
249. France. Law strengthening the suppression of the black market. 15 March 1942 529
250. Belarus. Report on the number of doctors working in the occupied country. 18 March 1942 533
251. Channel Islands. A young woman’s diary entry concerning the treatment of diabetic patients and insulin shortages on Jersey. 21 March 1942 535
252. Belarus. Report comparing food rationing for Germans, Poles and Jews in Bialystok. 23 March 1942 535
253. France. Report from the President of the Office National Interprofessionnel des Céréales on the alarming situation in the grain market. 23 March 1942 537
254. Poland. Monthly food price report detailing official and black market prices for food and other common goods in Kraków. 31 March 1942 540
255. Ukraine. Letter from the head of the Chernihiv Rayonna Uprava concerning the distribution of voluntary food donations to orphans, the poor and hospitals. 31 March 1942 548
256. Belgium. Article in a communist underground newspaper, criticising the large-scale confiscation of food by inspectors and German policemen. 1 April 1942 549
257. France. Leaflets from the Comités Féminins condemning supply shortages and blaming the German authorities. April 1942 551
258. Ukraine. Instructions regarding the distribution of bread ration cards and the bread trade in Kharkiv. 4 April 1942 553
259. Luxembourg. In his war diary, Th. W. discusses the development of food rationing and the state of food supply in the country compared to that in Belgium. 5 April 1942 556
260. Ukraine. Excerpt from the diary of a Kharkiv resident, discussing food supplies in the occupied city. 6 April 1942 558
261. Poland. Letter from the Stadtbaurat in Poznań, calling for better food and clothing allocations to increase the productivity of Polish workers. 9 April 1942 559
262. Russia. Order banning the use of mains electricity for lighting private homes in Taganrog. 9 April 1942 560
263. Russia. Announcement by the Burgomistr of Taganrog, ordering citizens to hand in medicines and medical equipment. 15 April 1942 562
264. Russia. Announcement by the Burgomistr of Taganrog, on the procedure for the distribution of family vegetable gardens. 16 April 1942 563
265. Poland. Police statistics comparing reports, arrests and fines for profiteering in various districts of the Generalgouvernment. 17 April 1942 565
266. Russia. Ordinance of the Okruzhnyy Agronom of Taganrog, prohibiting the slaughter of livestock and outlining the mandatory supply of milk and eggs. 18 April 1942 567
267. Ukraine. An instruction from the Kyiv Mis’ka Uprava on the provision of foodstuffs for dependants of those employed in the city. 18 April 1942 569
268. Ukraine. Letter issued by the Kyiv Mis’ka Uprava, explaining the ration card office system in the city. 18 April 1942 571
269. Lithuania. Notice regarding the provision of milk for young children, the infirm, pregnant women and new mothers in Kaunas. 30 April 1942 572
270. Lithuania. Notice regarding food provisioning for the Jewish population in Kaunas. 30 April 1942 573
271. Netherlands. Letter from the office of the Generalkommissar zur Besonderen Verwendung criticising the continued Jewish presence in food trading. 30 April 1942 575
272. Ukraine. Order from the Pol’ovyy Komendant of Nizhyn, regulating the market in the town and prohibiting the sale of various foodstuffs. 1 May 1942 576
273. Channel Islands. Letter from the Island Store on Sark to the President of the States of Guernsey Potato Board, seeking aid to relieve Sark’s potato shortage. 8 May 1942 578
274. Latvia. Decree announcing the entitlement of Latvian war veterans to a free allocation of firewood. 8 May 1942 579
275. Greece. Extract from a report by the Befehlshaber Südgriechenland to the Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Südost in Thessaloniki on the subject of the food situation in southern Greece and on various administrative issues. 9 May 1942 581
276. Belarus. Excerpt from an NKVD report on the situation under German occupation, focussing on shortages and rationing. 10 May 1942 589
277. Greece. Letter of complaint to the Red Cross concerning the improper behaviour of a woman working for a charity for destitute children in an Athens soup kitchen. 13 May 1942 591
278. Poland. Information issued by the Landrat of Krotoszyn on the circulation of counterfeit ration cards for sugar. 18 May 1942 592
279. Greece. Letter from Archbishop Damaskinos to the Bevollmächtigter des Reichs for Greece, Günther Altenburg, on the lack of oil for children’s soup kitchens. 19 May 1942 593
280. Russia. Announcement from the Ortskommandant of Taganrog on the wastage of drinking water following the destruction of the water supply system. 20 May 1942 595
281. Latvia. Extract from an activity report, discussing the introduction of a special benefit card for mothers. 26 May 1942 596
282. Ukraine. Order from the Okruzhnyy Komisar of Kamianets-Podilskyi, prohibiting the unauthorised slaughter of livestock. 28 May 1942 598
283. Russia. Ordinance issued by the Burgomistr of Taganrog, on the re-registration of ration cards. 30 May 1942 599
284. Czech Lands. Instructions regarding the distribution of ration cards for workers convalescing at a Sanatorium in Věšín u Rožmitálu. 5 June 1942 602
285. Ukraine. Letter demanding that the families of the victims of partisan raids be provided with monetary assistance. 5 June 1942 604
286. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary, favourably comparing the food situation to that in Sweden. 6 June 1942 604
287. Poland. Report produced by the Amt für Preisbildung, outlining the situation regarding prices for food, basic commodities and rent, as well as the black-market. 6 June 1942 605
288. Netherlands. Report on the situation with regards to the supply of meat and vegetables and to price increases in Dutch restaurants. 9 June 1942 608
289. Poland. Report on the detention of a cart seeking to smuggle potatoes and apples into the Warsaw Ghetto. 10 June 1942 611
290. Czech Lands. Report on measures taken to improve the poor quality of bread in the country. 11 June 1942 613
291. Denmark. A doctor considers diet problems during rationing. 11 June 1942 617
292. Netherlands. Weekly report on the activities of the Centrale Crisis Controle Dienst in Hengelo. 14 June 1942 618
293. Latvia. Letter from the Gebietskommissar in Mitau authorising the production and non-rationed distribution of ersatz cheese for the upcoming Jāņi festival. 18 June 1942 621
294. Belarus. A young woman’s request for a cow, following the killing of her father by a partisan and the destruction of her house and property by the police. Late June 1942 621
295. Ukraine. Interrogation of a female resident of Kharkiv, who had engaged in prostitution and the trade of German-made goods. 23 June 1942 623
296. Lithuania. Letter from the Supply and Distribution Office on the establishment of food norms for prisoners of war. 25 June 1942 625
297. Channel Islands. Letter from the Medical Officer of Health at the States of Jersey Department of Public Health to the Bailiff of Jersey regarding the deterioration of the population’s health. 27 June 1942 627
298. Czech Lands. Circular letter sent to employees of a national trade union, reminding them of the need to economise on office supplies. 27 June 1942 628
299. Ukraine. Newspaper article warning citizens not to assist escaped prisoners of war and warning of punishments for those doing so. 28 June 1942 629
300. Poland. Table outlining the retail prices of basic foodstuffs in various cities of the Generalgouvernement. 29 June 1942 630
301. Lithuania. Announcement on the conditions for civilian food provision in the country. June 1942 637
302. Poland. Poster announcing the death sentences imposed by the Sondergericht in Katowice on five Poles and two Jews for stealing ration cards and black market activities. 30 June 1942 643
303. Ukraine. Letter from a pregnant widow, appealing for a bread allowance. 30 June 1942 644
304. Poland. Poster announcing the death sentences imposed by the Sondergericht in Poznań upon eight Poles for, among other things, illegal trade in textiles and foodstuffs and illegal slaughter. After 1 July 1942 645
305. Russia. Ordinance issued by the Burgomistr of Taganrog, on the establishment of consignment shops in the city. 2 July 1942 646
306. Russia. Order from the head of the Putoshka Voyenno-Khozyaystvennaya Chast’, on the necessity of fulfilling government milk delivery quotas. 7 July 1942 648
307. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary, on saving gas and hot water. 8 July 1942 648
308. Estonia. Report on the rise in death rates among infants and small children in the period from 1941 to 1942. 9 July 1942 649
309. France. Complaint from the French delegation at the Commission Allemande d’Armistice about the involvement of German customs officers in black market activities. 14 July 1942 651
310. Ukraine. Letter from a building supervisor in Kharkiv, accusing several women of engaging in prostitution. 17 July 1942 652
311. Belgium. Excerpt from a report by the executive committee of a socialist cooperative, documenting the disciplining of two employees for stealing food. 20 July 1942 653
312. Belarus. Verdict on a court case in Hlybokaje concerning alimony and the contested fatherhood of a young child. 20 July 1942 654
313. Latvia. Police interrogation of a Latvian official accused of illegal slaughtering and black market trading. 20 July 1942 656
314. Russia. Order from the Navlya on the organisation of security units for protecting the harvest. 22 July 1942 660
315. Belarus. Letter from residents of Novo-Borisov, denouncing an unemployed man in the town for idleness, speculation, and anti-German sentiment. 23 July 1942 661
316. Latvia. Letter from the concerning the case of illegal slaughter and black market trading carried out by Latvian officials. 25 July 1942 662
317. Ukraine. Order prohibiting barter and trade in foodstuffs and feed, and demanding that the population engage to a greater extent in agricultural work. 30 July 1942 664
318. Russia. Order from the head of the Pustoshka , demanding a tax exemption for the widow of a peasant killed by partisans. 31 July 1942 666
319. Poland. Internal communication on the issuing of alcohol rations as bonus for peasants who supply goods for harvest. 3 August 1942 667
320. Poland. Memorandum from the on the assistance given to Jewish refugees and permanent residents in Biała Podlaska. 7 August 1942 669
321. Channel Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Potato Board of the States of Guernsey to the President of the Committee for the Control of Essential Commodities, requesting extra rations for two night watchmen. 8 August 1942 672
322. Russia. Extract from a report based on intelligence gathered by partisan units on the situation facing the population in the Leningrad Oblast’. 17 August 1942 673
323. Russia. Red Army report, based on captured documents, detailing the situation under German occupation in the rural Vas’kovo-Iglino Volost’. 18 August 1942 676
324. Belgium. Inspector’s report on a case of fraud involving rationing stamps. 19 August 1942 690
325. Czech Lands. Blank registration form for a day trip on a steam ship for trade union members. 19 August 1942 693
326. Norway. Request from the board of the verkstedklubben that its members might be granted three days of leave with full pay to gather food during September. 20 August 1942 694
327. Netherlands. Weekly report on the situation with regards to the supply and quality of various foodstuffs throughout the country. 22 August 1942 695
328. Ukraine. Ordinance from the Heneral’komisar of Kyiv on fishing rights in the rivers of the region. 22 August 1942 699
329. Lithuania. Notice regarding the provision of Kaunas residents with vegetables, fruit, berries, and potatoes. 25 August 1942 700
330. Estonia. Police report on shortages, incompetence and corruption in Haapsalu, particularly in the distribution of food and fuel. 31 August 1942 702
331. Russia. Extract from a report based on intelligence gathered by partisan units on the situation facing the population in the Leningrad Oblast’. 31 August 1942 706
332. Ukraine. Statistical information on mortality rates in Kharkiv. 31 August 1942 712
333. Ukraine. Letter from the head of a Kharkiv orphanage complaining about the unsatisfactory situation with regards to the children’s nourishment. 31 August 1942 713
334. Netherlands. Overview and list of the last remaining Jewish butcher businesses operating in Amsterdam. 1 September 1942 716
335. Ukraine. Complaint from an employee of the Kharkiv Mis’ka Uprava about the decreasing quality of lunches in the canteen. 2 September 1942 719
336. Belarus. Appeal from the director of a state-run charity in Minsk, calling for footwear and clothing for needy civilians. 3 September 1942 720
337. Denmark. Press embargo on reporting plans for new rationing. 5 September 1942 721
338. Ukraine. Extract from a partisan report into the situation in occupied Poltava, focussing on trade in the city. 6 September 1942 722
339. Russia. Report on partisan activities and German reprisals in the Smolensk Oblast’ detailing the suffering of the local population. 13 September 1942 723
340. Russia. A woman’s account of her time in a POW camp in Smolensk and then in the occupied city. 14 September 1942 726
341. Greece. Extract from a report by the Befehlshaber Südgriechenland to the Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Südost in Thessaloniki on the subject of the food situation in southern Greece and on various administrative issues. 17 September 1942 735
342. Belgium. Letter from a resident of a small town to a friend in Brussels, outlining the difficulty of obtaining food in rural areas. 23 September 1942 746
343. Russia. Partisan report on the political and economic situation under German occupation in the Kursk Oblast’. 29 September 1942 747
344. Netherlands. Excerpt from a report on the poor state of food provisioning in the country. Autumn 1942 751
345. Russia. Order from the head of the Idritsa Rayon, ordering Volost Starshiny to organise the delivery of cabbage to the Voyenno-Khozyaystvennaya Chast’. 1 October 1942 754
346. Belgium. Excerpt from a report by the executive committee of a socialist cooperative, outlining the suspension of two employees for stealing potatoes. 5 October 1942 755
347. Netherlands. Entry from the diary of a pastor’s wife, discussing the difficulties of life under occupation, particularly for Jews and those harbouring them. 11 October 1942 756
348. Lithuania. Notice concerning the distribution of bread, meat, and milk rations for the Lithuanian population, which are considerably smaller than for citizens of Germany. 26 October 1942 761
349. Lithuania. Notice highlighting the unfair salaries paid to working women and calling for equal pay in certain industries. 27 October 1942 763
350. Norway. Statspolitiet report about the closing down of a Jewish business in Oslo. 27 October 1942 766
351. Ukraine. An instruction to school principals in Kharkiv regarding the distribution of food supplies among pupils. 27 October 1942 766
352. Czech Lands. Recipe for cauliflower gratin from a selection of predominantly meat-free recipes for a trade union canteen. October 1942 768
353. Latvia. Letter from a pregnant mother, requesting assistance in the absence of her husband, who is working for the Reichsarbeitsdienst in Germany. 2 November 1942 769
354. France. Report from the Service Général de Contrôle Économique on an incident concerning the trafficking of butter and wool. 6 November 1942 770
355. Estonia. Table comparing the annual wartime food needs of Estonian state officials and industrial workers with those in Estonia and Germany before the war. Autumn 1942 773
356. Norway. Letter from Brevik Tekniske Aftenskole to the Ministry of Church Affairs and Education, declaring the need for a fuel holiday at the school due to shortages. 12 November 1942 774
357. Russia. Order from the head of the Lokot Okrug on the preparation of Christmas parties in schools in the region. 12 November 1942 775
358. Russia. Order from the head of the Lokot Okrug imposing tough punishments for drunken and criminal behaviour and the production of moonshine. 17 November 1942 777
359. Norway. Letter from Hammerfest Skolestyre to the Ministry of Church Affairs and Education concerning school opening during potential fuel holidays. 20 November 1942 779
360. Belarus. Statement from a music teacher in Baraŭskoj volaść, requesting a coat and shirt for the winter. 21 November 1942 780
361. Poland. Letter concerning the new regulation of food rationing and its potential impact in Warsaw. 24 November 1942 781
362. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, discussing textile shortages. 25 November 1942 784
363. Belarus. Extract from a report, discussing the agricultural situation in the Slutsk region. 30 November 1942 785
364. Norway. Request from a doctor to the Statspolitiet for permission to supply Jews in Berg prison camp with reading material. 30 November 1942 787
365. Ukraine. Excerpt from a report, outlining the situation with regards to agriculture and collective farming in occupied Ukraine. 30 November 1942 788
366. Greece. Telegram from the Kreiskommandantur of Heraklion to the nomarch of Heraklion ordering the nomos authorities to supply the occupying troops with wine. 2 December 1942 792
367. Russia. Handwritten request from a female peasant in the Butersk Volost’, asking for more bread from the authorities. 5 December 1942 793
368. Belarus. Report on the low wages in the country and the difficulties these cause in terms of purchasing food. 8 December 1942 794
369. Belarus. Excerpt from a report on the activities of the Kholopenichi Rayonnaya Uprava, outlining the lack of food, goods and horsepower in the region. 10 December 1942 796
370. France. Letter from a resident of Nîmes to President Pierre Laval, condemning the development of the black market in the town. 17 December 1942 798
371. Russia. Interrogation of a female partisan fighter, who had spent ten months behind enemy lines in the Bryansk area, on the situation under German occupation. 17 December 1942 801
372. Ukraine. Article on the eradication of a gang of robbers which has attempted to steal food from the local population. 17 December 1942 807
373. Russia. Interrogation of a female partisan fighter, who had spent more than nine months behind enemy lines in the Bryansk area, on the situation under German occupation. 18 December 1942 808
374. Czech Lands. Overview of rations on food coupons for various types of Consumers. 20 December 1942 813
375. Norway. Review of Mat og Matstell, a cook book written by Margrete Grude Tjensvoll. 21 December 1942 820
376. Channel Islands. Jersey shopkeeper’s diary entry including the story of a dishonest barter transaction between a woman and a textile shopkeeper. 23 December 1942 821
377. Belarus. Request from an orphaned girl, asking for accommodation to replace the house confiscated by the Germans to rebuild a bridge. 28 December 1942 822
378. Belgium. Thesis of a prospective social worker, describing the activities of the Centre d’Information pour Artistes in helping struggling artists. 1942 823
379. Denmark. Excerpts from a book offering advice on eating right during the crisis, bearing in mind rationing and other restrictions. 1942 826
380. France. Memorandum from the GIM on the growth of company canteens in Gironde. Late 1942 829
381. Norway. Excerpt from the cookbook Mat og Matstell, written by Margrete Grude Tjensvoll, with advice and tips for housewives on cooking during the occupation. 1942 834
382. Norway. Letter from the Norges tekstilstyre to the head of the Statspolitiet, supporting a factory’s request to release a Jewish engineer. 5 January 1943 839
383. France. Schoolchildren from a primary school in the Aude discuss substitute products. 6 January 1943 840
384. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary, on meat shortages leading butchers to close early. 16 January 1943 841
385. France. Instruction from the Préfet of Cher establishing roadblocks, aimed to curtail black market activities. 22 January 1943 842
386. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, discussing the theft of coal. 23 January 1943 845
387. France. BCRA report on the agriculture and supply situation in the country. 25 January 1943 845
388. Belgium. Extract from the activity report for January 1943 of the local section of the Association des Juifs en Belgique explaining aid given to Jews in need. January 1943 851
389. Ukraine. Announcement of the punishments imposed on several citizens of Stalino for using falsified ration cards and robbing civilians. 31 January 1943 855
390. Denmark. Text of a radio lecture on dietary habits during times of crisis, including the possible benefits such as avoiding excessive coffee and sugar consumption. February/March 1943 856
391. France. Summary of reports from regional directors of the Banque de France, on the agricultural situation in the south of the country. February 1943 862
392. Belarus. Order sent by the Generalkommissar für Weißruthenien, on the need to stretch flour to make sufficient amounts of bread. 2 February 1943 867
393. Poland. Internal note of the Landwirtschaftliche Zentralstelle, on what to do with confiscated parcels originally intended for residents of Warsaw Ghetto. 2 February 1943 868
394. Czech Lands. Entry in a diary written by Jewish school children, discussing their day at school. 3 February 1943 870
395. Denmark. Press embargo regarding new meat and pork distribution scheme. 9 February 1943 870
396. Belgium. Entry from a private diary, on the return of political prisoners and Red Cross assistance for children. 12 February 1943 871
397. Czech Lands. Announcement regarding premiums for those meeting or surpassing the delivery quota for eggs. 17 February 1943 872
398. Poland. Report on the action established in 1942 to set up allotments throughout the General Government. 18 February 1943 873
399. Norway. Letter from the Direktoratet for proviantering og rasjonering to the Statspolitiet about food provisions for the deportation of Jews to Nazi Germany. 19 February 1943 874
400. Belgium. Report for the holding companies Brufina and Cofinindus, with a short description of the social activities organised by a colliery. 26 February 1943 876
401. Ukraine. Announcement of the death penalty imposed on two local government officials for abusing the quota system. 26 February 1943 880
402. Estonia. Excerpt from a report addressing falling numbers of livestock and smuggling in the country. 1 March 1943 881
403. Belarus. Letter outlining the results of an investigation into the poor management of a children’s home in Minsk and the neglect of the children under its care. 3 March 1943 882
404. Latvia. List of food rations comparing those received by Latvians and Germans. 8 March 1943 884
405. Czech Lands. Entry in a diary written by Jewish school children, discussing the production of sweets from ersatz products. 9 March 1943 886
406. Channel Islands. Letter from a resident of St. Peter Port to the Chairman of the Potato Board of the States of Guernsey, requesting supplementary potato rations for his young family. 12 March 1943 887
407. Belgium. Handwritten letter from a miner to the administration of the mining industry, justifying having gone to Brussels to buy fish whilst on sick leave. 13 March 1943 888
408. Belgium. Form confirming membership in an association for consumers at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, granting access to a supply of potatoes. 15 March 1943 889
409. Latvia. Letter outlining the regulations governing rations for Latvian and German soldiers and police officers. 15 March 1943 890
410. Norway. Cover letter sent by the Statspolitiet to A/S Vinmonopolet with buying cards confiscated from deported Jews. 15 March 1943 892
411. Belarus. Report comparing wage levels in the country with those in the Baltic states. 16 March 1943 893
412. Ukraine. Request from the Nizhyn RayUprava to the Ortskommandantur for supplies to prevent the spread of spotted fever. 26 March 1943 894
413. Poland. Report by the Polski Komitet Opiekuńczy in Stanisławów on the food distribution programme of January 1943. 29 March 1943 895
414. Belarus. Appeal, urging villagers to bring their produce to designated shops in Minsk, and outlining the prices for these goods. 3 April 1943 897
415. Ukraine. Appeal to the population of Dnipropetrovsk to donate money, clothes and foodstuffs to the needy of the town. 13 April 1943 899
416. France. Minutes of a meeting at the Hotel Majestic, calling on German troops to stop participating in the black market. 6 May 1943 900
417. Netherlands. Three food ration cards for German Wehrmacht soldiers, sent to the Reichskommissar für die besetzten niederländischen Gebiete. 24 May 1943 904
418. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the situation facing children and refugees in Serbia and request for aid from the Red Cross. 29 May 1943 906
419. Belarus. Report by an Erfassungstrupp following an operation against partisans in a rural area. 2 June 1943 909
420. Poland. Newspaper article announcing the imposition of the death penalty on two Polish men convicted of stealing numerous small animals. 5 June 1943 911
421. Poland. Newspaper article outlining how restaurants in Łódź were adapting to new food rationing regulations. 5 June 1943 912
422. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary on meat supply problems and queues. 6 June 1943 912
423. Belgium. Letter of complaint from a housewife to the Commissariaat voor Prijzen en Lonen bemoaning the impossibility of obtaining vegetables at fixed retail prices. 10 June 1943 913
424. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary on the suspension of ferry services and travel ban across the Great Belt. 10 June 1943 914
425. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the obstacles to the operations of the Wirtschaftspolizei posed by German and Bulgarian soldiers. 10 June 1943 914
426. Russia. Announcement by the Khozyaystvennaya Inspektsiya Severa, setting quotas for the delivery of agricultural produce for 1943–44. 11 June 1943 919
427. Czech Lands. Report from the gendarmerie on the illegal slaughter of a pig by a farmer in Pardubitz. 12 June 1943 926
428. Norway. Letter from a Jewish man detained in Berg prison camp to his wife, including discussion of the food provisions and family photos she had sent him. 17 June 1943 928
429. Latvia. Plea for clemency from a man sentenced to death for repeatedly stealing food. 22 June 1943 929
430. Latvia. Letter requesting that the families of Latvian police officers be issued with special ration cards. 23 June 1943 930
431. Netherlands. Letter from a female Amsterdam shopkeeper, appealing for the authorities to reduce the number of food shops in the city in order to tackle the black market. 24 June 1943 932
432. Denmark. Exhortation to housewives not to lose courage, with practical advice on preparing nutritious meals during times of crisis. July/August 1943 933
433. Lithuania. Unpublished article criticising excessive prices for meals in cafeterias belonging to the catering company Valgis. 7 July 1943 937
434. Channel Islands. Letter from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the States of Jersey to a vegetable grower in St. Mary, Jersey, allocating the growing of cabbage or broccoli as a second crop. 14 July 1943 940
435. Latvia. Letter from the Riga Universalwarenhaus, complaining about customers erasing the stamps on milk ration cards so that these can be reused. 17 July 1943 941
436. France. German order intensifying the suppression of the black market. 19 July 1943 942
437. Russia. Entry from a private diary, discussing crowds gathering for scraps of food and people scavenging for meat. 2 August 1943 944
438. Ukraine. Announcement of the fine imposed upon a café owner in Yuzovka for violating established food prices. 2 August 1943 944
439. Former Yugoslavia. Appeal from the Uprava Vodovoda in Belgrade, calling on citizens to use water responsibly. 7 August 1943 945
440. Lithuania. Notice from the Sveikatos Rūmų Valdytojas on the situation following the revocation of free medical attention. 13 August 1943 947
441. Poland. Newspaper article on the sentencing of a Polish woman to one year’s imprisonment for failing to deliver milk and illegally churning butter. 13 August 1943 949
442. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on the arrest of a gang of black marketeers trading in soap. 17 August 1943 950
443. Denmark. Charge sheet and sentencing for a man convicted of selling various goods on the black market in violation of rationing regulations. 18 August 1943 952
444. Former Yugoslavia. Regulation on the supply of bread and flour for residents of the Banat. 18 August 1943 955
445. Lithuania. Underground letter regarding the situation in the country and the mood of the Lithuanian population. 23 August 1943 957
446. Denmark. Entry from a woman’s diary on worsening food shortages. 25 August 1943 960
447. Czech Lands. Request for the local radio station in Strakonice to make an announcement, encouraging schoolchildren to search for crop pests. 26 August 1943 961
448. Lithuania. Notice from the Lithuanian forestry administration concerning the supply of the population with firewood for the upcoming winter. 30 August 1943 962
449. Lithuania. Excerpts from a report into the situation faced by the Polish population in the Vilnius region under German occupation. August 1943 965
450. Lithuania. Excerpts from a report on the situation in the country, focussing on the fight against speculation. 31 August 1943 975
451. France. Front National report, drawing upon reports from préfets of the Vichy government, outlining the reasons for discontent among farmers. September 1943 979
452. Greece. Report on the provision of relief to the island of Chios in August 1943. September 1943 986
453. Poland. Application from the director of ‘Lubzel’ for clothing from the Judenaktion to be distributed to those working on the so-called Kupferaktion. 1 September 1943 990
454. Italy. Poster signed by the podestà of Sant’Agata Bolognese inviting citizens to behave loyally, calling for the return of stolen grain, and announcing curfew times. September 1943 991
455. Belgium. Entries from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, on his father producing his own tobacco and on the rare treat of a ‘pre-war’ meal. 12 September 1943 992
456. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, on rearing rabbits at home to supplement the meat supply. 16 September 1943 993
457. Luxembourg. Letter from the director of an abattoir on the need for disembowelment to continue in the event of air raid warnings. 20 September 1943 995
458. Poland. Letter from the Bank Emisyjny w Polsce requesting that their employees continue to be granted privileged status with regards to additional rationing. 21 September 1943 996
459. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, discussing the impossibility of buying a bicycle due to the black market. 28 September 1943 998
460. Latvia. Report on the activities of the charitable institution Volkshilfe. Autumn 1943 999
461. Former Yugoslavia. Report on the introduction of new regulations concerning the supply and distribution of food in coal mines. 1 October 1943 1004
462. Netherlands. Comparative overview of German and Dutch weekly rations. 3 October 1943 1010
463. Russia. Letter from a Smolensk physician, written after the liberation of the city, detailing the situation in the city’s hospitals and German atrocities in the area. 4 October 1943 1013
464. Italy. A letter of complaint to the prefettura of Genoa and the newspaper Il Lavoro, criticizing shortfalls in the distribution of cigarettes. 6 October 1943 1021
465. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, on the cancellation of Saturday lessons in order to save fuel. 8 October 1943 1022
466. France. Notice from the Préfet du Maquis, Georges Guingouin, fixing prices and matters of supply in the Limousin region. 10 October 1943 1022
467. Ukraine. Record of a conversation with the Zaveduyushchiy Planovym Sektorom Gortorgotdela in Kharkiv, discussing provisioning, trade and profiteering during the occupation. 15 October 1943 1023
468. Italy. Letter from the Comandante dei Vigili Urbani in Reggio Emilia to the Commissario Prefettizio on the problems caused by the concentration of people close to grain distribution centres. 19 October 1943 1029
469. Netherlands. Lecture given by Stephanus Louwes providing a comprehensive overview of the situation with regards to food provisioning in the country. 20 October 1943 1032
470. Russia. Partisan report on the situation under German occupation in the vicinity of Pskov, with information on prices, requisitioning and forced labour. 29 October 1943 1044
471. Greece. Memorandum of a special meeting of the Board of the Bank of Greece sent to DEGRIGES, on the food supply and monetary situation in Greece. October 1943 1052
472. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, discussing food prices and shortages. 1 November 1943 1057
473. Belarus. Printed poster, demanding that electrical appliances be handed over to the authorities in Slutsk in order to reduce electricity usage in winter. 6 November 1943 1058
474. Czech Lands. Penal order imposing a fine and imprisonment on a miller for the unauthorised acquisition of flour. 8 November 1943 1059
475. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, discussing how only smugglers and black marketeers have benefitted from the war. 11 November 1943 1061
476. Italy. Circular from the Capo della Provincia of Asti containing new regulations for the rationing of edible salt. 19 November 1943 1062
477. Greece. Order from Krieskommandantur of Heraklion to the ‘Faistos’ tobacco factory and the nomos of Heraklion, prohibiting the free trade of cigarettes and ordering their distribution through the use of ration cards. 20 November 1943 1065
478. Italy. A poster listing the restaurants where members of the German armed forces are allowed to eat and showing the price of the meals there. 20 November 1943 1066
479. Netherlands. Letter from the principal of a school in The Hague, requesting that one of his pupils be provided with a shoe coupon. 22 November 1943 1067
480. Greece. Petition submitted to the Kreiskommandantur of Heraklion by a priest, requesting an extra 100 okas of grain. 23 November 1943 1068
481. Belgium. Report of an investigation into a tobacco factory, which largely supplies the occupying forces, for the illegal production of cigarettes. 29 November 1943 1069
482. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, discussing the shortage of affordable paper. 1 December 1943 1079
483. France. Schoolchildren from a primary school in the Aude discuss the impact of shortages upon their breakfasts. 4 December 1943 1080
484. Belgium. Entries from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, describing the efforts people go to to buy produce directly from farms in a neighbouring province. 6 December 1943 1081
485. Denmark. Summary review of the annual report on the health situation in Copenhagen in 1942, especially discussing tuberculosis, venereal diseases, and birth and death rates. 9 December 1943 1083
486. Poland. Report on the social situation in the country in November 1943. 10 December 1943 1084
487. France. Report from the Inspection générale des Finances on the difficult food situation in the département of Aude. 13 December 1943 1087
488. Norway. Postcard from a Jewish man detained in Berg prison camp to his wife about a food and clothes parcel she is allowed to send him for Christmas. 13 December 1943 1091
489. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, on queuing for herring. 18 December 1943 1092
490. Italy. Communication from the Unione Fascista dei Commercianti in Novara to business owners and the prefettura, listing regulations for the weekly distribution of meals. 22 December 1943 1093
491. Italy. A handwritten letter from a citizen to the Commissario Prefettizio in Cattolica, complaining about German soldiers’ requisitioning of goods. 26 December 1943 1096
492. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a 17-year old schoolboy, on the Germans’ requisitioning of church bells. 29 December 1943 1097
493. Belarus. Certificate issued to a woman in the Zhazhelka Volost’, confirming that her husband is working in Germany. 29 December 1943 1097
494. Denmark. Charge sheet and sentencing for man convicted of purchase and sale of ration coupons in violation of regulations. 30 December 1943 1098
495. Greece. Order from the Kreiskommandantur of Heraklion to the Nomόs of Heraklion on soup kitchens and the provisioning of the local population with food. 30 December 1943 1100
496. Belgium. Thesis by a prospective social worker, describing the food situation for various groups of the population. 1943 1102
497. Belgium. Thesis by a prospective social worker on the assistance offered to the unemployed by Winterhulp. 1943 1120
498. Belarus. Table showing the increase in prices since 1939 for important foodstuffs in Minsk. End of 1943 1123
499. Channel Islands. Report on the Jersey Children’s Benefit Fund, its origins and its purpose. 1943 1124
500. Denmark. Advice and recipes for cooking cheap food. 1943 1132
501. Denmark. Advice on doing laundry during soap rationing. 1943 1138
502. Estonia. Overview of the effects of food shortages on the health of the population, especially children, and on the death rate of nursing infants. 1943 1147
503. France. Annual report from the Direction Générale du Contrôle Économique, outlining the suppression of the black market. December 1943 1150
504. Norway. Map of Svenska Norgeshjälpen’s school soup kitchens in Greater Oslo. 1943 1154
505. France. Instructions issued to agents of the Contrôle Économique, listing which foodstuffs are permitted in family parcels. 1 January 1944 1156
506. France. Instructions issued to agents of the Contrôle Économique, detailing the regulations in force for restaurants. 1 January 1944 1158
507. Italy. Communication from the German Militärkommandantur 1014 to the Capi delle Provincie of Alessandria and Asti, requesting that decentralised goods stores outside of urban areas be made secure. 2 January 1944 1163
508. Channel Islands. Report for the International Red Cross sent by the Department of Public Health, to the Bailiff of Jersey, including details of rationing schemes and medical supplies required. 6 January 1944 1164
509. Netherlands. Record of court proceedings against an employee of the Distributieamt, found guilty of the fraudulent use of ration card books. 10 January 1944 1170
510. Lithuania. Private letter from a policeman in the Trakai region regarding the menace of looming German requisitions and the confiscation of livestock. 12 January 1944 1174
511. Italy. Letter from the company commander of the Carabinieri in Rimini to the Prefettura of Forlì, discussing the requisitioning of rationed goods from the warehouse of a local firm. 28 January 1944 1176
512. Netherlands. Leaflet providing advice about how to use drinking water in wartime. February 1944 1176
513. Belarus. Report on shortages of grain, buckwheat, potatoes, and other foodstuffs in the country. 17 February 1944 1178
514. Netherlands. Entries from the diary of a pastor’s wife, discussing rising prices for food and food shortages. 1 March 1944 1180
515. Former Yugoslavia. Entry from the diary of a Belgrade resident, discussing rising prices on the black market. 5 March 1944 1182
516. Ukraine. Article warning about the spread of poor-quality counterfeit food substitutes. 12 March 1944 1183
517. Hungary. Official notice on a decrease in soap rations in Hódmezővásárhely. 20 March 1944 1183
518. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on the opening of new soup kitchens to provide food for out-of-school children and apprentices. 21 March 1944 1185
519. Hungary. Newspaper article on experimentations with rat skin as a substitute for leather in making shoes. 22 March 1944 1187
520. Hungary. Article on a bottle-collection scheme seeking to address the glass shortage. 23 March 1944 1190
521. Greece. Orders from the Kreiskommandantur of Heraklion and the nomos of Heraklion on the provision of food at a low price to the personnel of three brothels. 20–24 March 1944 1192
522. Hungary. Article on the need to carry proof of Christian origin on public transport and announcing checks on black marketeers. 28 March 1944 1195
523. Belarus. Letter from the Akruhovy Staršynia BSP in Baranavičy regarding the campaign against child homelessness and begging on the streets. After 29 March 1944 1196
524. Hungary. Newspaper article on a series of cat thefts and an increase in the illegal trade in cat fur. 30 March 1944 1197
525. Italy. A requisition coupon issued by communist partisans to a warehouse owner following their requisition of wheat. 30 March 1944 1199
526. Italy. Communication from Militärkommandantur 1014, discussing the prohibition on the use of seed potatoes for other types of consumption. 14 April 1944 1199
527. Italy. Poster issued by the Militärkommandantur 1014 in Alessandria, imposing a ban on the open sale of food to German troops. 20 April 1944 1201
528. Italy. Memorandum from the gabinetto of the prefettura in Asti, referring to the dispatching of some posters on a ban on the open sale of food to the German troops. 22 April 1944 1202
529. Hungary. Newspaper advice on how to economise while washing hair, given the inflation of shampoo prices. 26 April 1944 1203
530. Hungary. Newspaper article on inspections of practices in butcher’s shops and steps to eradicate exploitation of the meat rationing system in Vásárhely. 29 April 1944 1204
531. France. Monthly report by the statistician Alfred Sauvy, outlining the supply situation in the country shortly before the Allied landings. May 1944 1206
532. Poland. Decree on the provision of additional rations to those involved in heavy labour and on new rules concerning work kitchens. 4 May 1944 1212
533. Hungary. Newspaper article on regulations governing food supply for Jewish people in Budapest, including those working at defence factories. 7 May 1944 1215
534. Italy. Clandestine poster from the Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale calling on agricultural producers and farm workers to stop delivering wheat to the warehouses. 8 May 1944 1217
535. Poland. Report from the Generaldirektion der Monopole regarding the steps taken to tackle illegal alcohol production. 12 May 1944 1219
536. Italy. Entry from the diary of a 13-year old schoolboy, in which he discusses the food situation. 13 May 1944 1221
537. Latvia. Questioning of a female suspect for a reported failure to surrender a pig to a German price control official. 22 May 1944 1221
538. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a headmaster, in which he discusses the difficulties he encounters in organising his son’s First Communion. 28 May 1944 1225
539. Italy. Report from the prefettura of Forlì to the GNR, describing an incident where partisans forced a warehouse to distribute wheat to the population for free. 31 May 1944 1225
540. Belgium. Letter from a civil servant to the Ministry for Agriculture and Supplies, suggesting alterations to the distribution of the bread ration. 13 June 1944 1226
541. Greece. Article-proclamation by the EAM calling for the population to protect agricultural produce from the requisitioning imposed by the Greek occupation government. 13 June 1944 1228
542. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on punishments for speculators and black marketeers trading in food and tobacco products. 16 June 1944 1230
543. Latvia. Internal correspondence concerning the case of a Latvian priest who refused to permit bells to be rung on behalf of a murdered German official. 17 June 1944 1232
544. Hungary. Letter regarding the placement of people left homeless by bombing raids on Budapest. 26 June 1944 1233
545. Poland. Reports by the Międzyorganizacyjnego Porozumienia Więziennego on the aid sent to prisoners in Majdanek and other concentration camps. 29 June 1944 1235
546. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a headmaster, describing the expense of buying a pig. 30 June 1944 1239
547. Greece. Instructions from the Committee of Thessaly of the PEEA to district and parish councils on the safeguarding of food and its transportation to rebel-held areas. 8 July 1944 1240
548. Greece. Letter from the Mayor of Chios town on food requirements on the island. 18 July 1944 1241
549. Belgium. Entry from the diary of a headmaster, discussing how he has been growing his own food. 27 July 1944 1243
550. Italy. Request from a nun to the commissario prefettizio in Apuania, calling for financial assistance for the children under her charge. 16 August 1944 1244
551. Italy. Letter from a group of winemakers to the prefettura of La Spezia, regarding the expropriation of some vineyards by German troops. 17 August 1944 1245
552. Italy. Communication from the Capo della Provincia of Novara ordering the interruption of food supplies to municipalities shown to be conniving with partisans. 19 August 1944 1247
553. Estonia. Personal letter from a wife to her husband, complaining about the requisitioning of domestic animals. 22 August 1944 1248
554. Italy. Letter from the Se.Pr.Al. in Bologna to the Questura, discussing the illegal slaughtering of livestock. 28 August 1944 1250
555. Slovakia. Report detailing the poverty of residents resettled from the municipality of Strečno to that of Stráňavy, nearby. 2 September 1944 1251
556. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on the emergence of pigs as the most loved household pets in Belgrade. 6 September 1944 1252
557. Slovakia. Recipes from a woman’s magazine, and advice on preserving meat. 17 September 1944 1253
558. Slovakia. Article from a woman’s magazine with practical advice on what to wear and what to bring to air raid shelters. 17 September 1944 1254
559. Slovakia. A weekly meal plan from a woman’s magazine, including some high quality ingredients such as beef. 17 September 1944 1257
560. Former Yugoslavia. Newspaper article on Red Cross assistance in the feeding of the poorest children in Belgrade. 20 September 1944 1258
561. Poland. Report on the depletion of supplies and the problems facing food relief stations during the Warsaw Uprising. 22 September 1944 1260
562. Denmark. Newspaper article on the public order situation in Aalborg. 25 September 1944 1262
563. Italy. Letter from Dr Klaussen of the Militärkommandantur 1006 to the prefettura of Forlì, noting problems relating to the evaluation of requisitioned goods and calling for the adoption of objective criteria. 25 September 1944 1267
564. Slovakia. Request that extra lard rations be released for the population of Turčiansky Svätý Martin. 28 September 1944 1269
565. Italy. Letter from a guardia municipale to the municipality of Meldola concerning the demolition of aqueduct systems by the withdrawing German armed forces. 30 September 1944 1270
566. Hungary. Newspaper article on the emergence of frogs’ legs as a popular dish. 1 October 1944 1271
567. Norway. Circular from the Arbeidernes faglige landsorganisasjon on not granting autumn leave to workers for berry picking, due to the need to maintain production. 3 October 1944 1272
568. Hungary. Classified advertisement from a woman whose husband is at the front, looking for a companion. 21 October 1944 1273
569. Italy. Report from a Colonnello Comandante of the Guardia Repubblicana di Finanza, describing a confrontation at a mill between Italian finance officers and a German NCO. 22 October 1944 1273
570. Poland. Two memoranda from the Polski Komitet Opiekuńczy on the distribution of handouts from the International Red Cross to those resettled after the Warsaw Uprising. 31 October 1944 1275
571. Hungary. Police report on an incident of vigilantism against a Budapest market vendor, accused of selling her merchandise at high prices. 30 November 1944 1281
572. Poland. Director’s report on the situation faced by the Warsaw slaughterhouse during the Warsaw Uprising and liberation by the Polish and Red Armies. 3 December 1944 1284
573. Slovakia. Duty report on the prosecution of a man for the illegal purchase of and overpayment for pigs. 11 December 1944 1288
574. Slovakia. Request for an extension to a deadline for the submission of a report on threshing, due to delays arising from a lack of fuel. 13 December 1944 1291
575. Slovakia. An order setting the price of Christmas trees. 18 December 1944 1292
576. Channel Islands. Report by R.N. McKinstry, Jersey Medical Officer of Health, on the health of the population and severely declining fuel supplies for hospitals and nursing homes. 23 December 1944 1294
577. Belgium. Excerpt from the thesis of a prospective social worker, discussing smuggling. 1944 1296
578. Slovakia. Excerpt from a situation report, reporting an adequate supply of food in Ružomberok but a lack of sugar and fuel. 2 January 1945 1297
579. Channel Islands. Letter from a female resident to the Bailiff of Jersey, concerning the distribution of Red Cross parcels to the civilian population. 4 January 1945 1299
580. Hungary. Extract from a police status report from Szombathely, discussing the supply situation in the town. 9 January 1945 1300
581. Italy. Letter from a trattoria owner to the Capo della Provincia of Genoa, requesting permission to transform his business into a wartime canteen. 10 January 1945 1301
582. Italy. Letter of denunciation from the Capo della Provincia in Milan, reporting on some incidents of embezzlement attributed to German soldiers. 17 January 1945 1302
583. Italy. Speech from a German construction officer to factory workers in Genoa, addressing the difficulties of the period, particularly those related to food supplies. 30 January 1945 1303
584. Italy. Regulations from the prefettura of Genoa concerning the possibilities for private individuals to obtain certain consumer goods outside of the province. January 1945 1309
585. Netherlands. Instructions on how to store, prepare and cook tulip bulbs. 31 January 1945 1311
586. Netherlands. Illegal advice on how to secure the food coupons for hot meals for people in hiding in Amsterdam. Winter 1944–45 1313
587. Netherlands. Handwritten letter by a delegation of women from Schiedam, demanding more food and fuel for the population of the town. 2 February 1945 1315
588. Italy. Letter from the prefettura of Ferrara referring to some incidents, including the illegal seizure of food, carried out by German soldiers. 8 February 1945 1316
589. Italy. Communication from the questura in Novara discussing new ways of hiding goods destined for the black market. 10 February 1945 1319
590. Hungary. Report on the struggle against typhus and venereal disease in the Sopron district. 12 February 1945 1321
591. Hungary. Report on the situation concerning the typhus epidemic in the Sopron district. 16 February 1945 1323
592. Italy. Monthly report on the situation in the province from the Capo della Provincia of La Spezia, discussing various aspects, including the economy and food. 16 February 1945 1326
593. Slovakia. Request for extra rations of lard for 56 persons evacuated from the east of Slovakia to Budatin. 19 February 1945 1328
594. Italy. Letter from a woman to the Commissario Prefettizio of La Spezia, claiming to have purchased flour from a German soldier only to see the goods and money seized by the Feldgendarmerie. 23 February 1945 1329
595. Slovakia. Request for the allocation of more potatoes, due to a shortage in the Žilina region. February 1945 1330
596. Slovakia. Order regulating the purchase and sale of eggs. 6 March 1945 1331
597. Channel Islands. Table compiled by the Island Police, detailing the names, offences, and punishments of those convicted of black market and related activities on Guernsey. 15 March 1945 1333
598. Slovakia. Approval of a request for an extra allocation of salted lard for an orphanage in Žilina. 28 March 1945 1335
599. Czech Lands. Notice announcing the imposition of the death penalty on four farmers convicted of withholding grain. 4 April 1945 1336
600. Czech Lands. Overview of rations on food coupons for various types of consumers and regulations for the production of meat products. 7 April 1945 1337