'Rustig en beheerscht': Nederlands gevangenispersoneel tijdens de Duitse bezetting, 1940-1945

Translated title of the contribution: 'Calm and collected': Dutch Prison Staff during the German Occupation, 1940-1945

Ralf Futselaar, Ingrid De Zwarte

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Abstract

During the German occupation of the Netherlands Dutch civilian prisons and jails were routinely used by German organisations such as the Sicherheitsdienst for the internment of political prisoners and occasionally Jewish citizens. Dutch prison staff functioned as the guards of these prisoners, but also as intermediaries between political prisoners and their supporters outside. Their complex position makes prison staff an excellent case study to better understand the position of Dutch citizens in general, and especially civil servants, between the extremes of resistance and collaboration.

Translated title of the contribution'Calm and collected': Dutch Prison Staff during the German Occupation, 1940-1945
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)27-50
Number of pages24
JournalBijdragen en Mededelingen Betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden
Volume129
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Sept 2014
Externally publishedYes

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