Legislation

The following tabs lead to the most important laws, legal provisions, ordinances and agreements on the topic of Wiedergutmachung. The structure of the documents (PDF) follows the structure of the topic search on the homepage of the online collection. The list does not claim to be complete. Regular updates are provided. Most of the legal documents are in German only. The digital copies of the laws from the Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl.) originate from the "Offene Gesetze" (Open laws) website by the Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland. The digital copies of the laws from the Journal Officiel of the French High Command in Germany, from the Amtsblätter (Abl.) of the Military Governments of Germany of the American and British Control Areas, and from the Amtsblatt (ABl. KR) of the Control Council in Germany were taken from the Verteilte digitale Rechtsquellen homepage of the German National Library. Unless otherwise stated, the Federal Archives delivered all other digital copies.

Early Compensation

Baden

1) Ordinance concerning the Baden Office for the Assistance for Victims of National Socialism, December 13, 1945, in: ABl. Baden 1946, p. 147 et seq. Online-Version

2) Promulgation on provisional compensation payments for German victims of Nazism, March 12, 1946, in: ABl. Baden 1946, p. 9 et seq. PDF

3) Land Law for the alleviation of urgent social emergencies (Emergency Aid Act), September 20, 1949, in: GVBl. Baden 1949, pp. 323–335. PDF

4) Land Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, January 10, 1950, in: GVBl. Baden 1950, pp. 139–151. PDF

4a) Revised version of the Land Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, October 29, 1951, in: GVBl. Baden 1951, pp. 168–181. PDF

5) Land Law governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, September 6, 1950, in: GVBl. Baden 1950, pp. 285–289. PDF

Bavaria

1) Order No. 9 concerning the making-up for disabilities caused by the nationalsocialistic system, by social rights, October 15, 1945, in: GVBl. Bayern 1946, p. 21. PDF

2) Law No. 35 concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, August 1, 1946, in: GVBl. Bayern 1946, p. 258 et seq. PDF

2a) Law No. 75 concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, August 1, 1947, in: GVBl. Bayern 1947, p. 164 et seq. PDF

3) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (USEG), August 12, 1949, in: GVBl. Bayern 1949, p. 195–204. PDF

4) Act on the Recognition as Politically, Racially or Religiously Persecuted Persons, November 15, 1950, in: GVBl. Bayern 1950, p. 224. PDF

5) Act on the Recognition as Persecuted Persons, March 27, 1952, in: GVBl. Bayern 1952, pp. 124–126. PDF

6) Act on the Recognition of Legal Persons and Unincorporated Associations of Persons as Persecuted Victims, November 19, 1952, in: GVBl. Bayern 1952, p. 301. PDF

7) Act granting provisional pensions to persons who have suffered a pension loss due to the elimination of pension institutions (Pension Loss Act), July 27, 1953, in: GVBl. Bayern 1953, pp. 118–120. PDF

Berlin

1) Resolution by the Berlin Magistrate on „Assistance for the Victims of Fascism“, June 5, 1945, in: VOBl. Berlin No. 1, July 1945, p. 16 et seq. PDF

2) Ordinance on pension payments to victims of fascism, February 18, 1947, in: VOBl. Berlin 1947, p. 51 et seq. PDF

3) Provisions on the payment of pensions, March 10, 1947, in: VOBl. Berlin 1947, p. 69. PDF

3a) Implementation regulations for the provisions on the payment of pensions of March 10, 1947, April 9, 1948, in: VOBl. Berlin 1948 I, pp. 219–222. PDF

4) Act on the Recognition as Politically, Racially or Religiously Persecuted Persons, March 20, 1950, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ausgabe West] 1950 I, pp. 93–95. PDF

5) Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialism, January 10, 1951, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ausgabe West] 1951 I, pp. 85–92. PDF

5a) Revised version of the Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialism, February 21, 1952, in: GVBl. Berlin 1952, pp. 116–124. PDF

6) Act on Support for Political, Racial, or Religious Persecutees and their Dependants (PrV), March 27, 1952, in: GVBl. Berlin 1952, pp. 226–228. PDF

7) Act on the Recognition of, and Payment of Compensation to, Victims of National Socialism in Berlin who were Persecuted for Political, Racial or Religious Reasons (PrVG), April 13, 1956, in: GVBl. Berlin 1956, pp. 388–393. PDF

7a) Revised version of the Act on the Recognition of, and Payment of Compensation to, Victims of National Socialism in Berlin who were Persecuted for Political, Racial or Religious Reasons (PrVG), April 16, 1973, in: GVBl. Berlin 1973, pp. 714–718. PDF

7b) Revised version of the Act on the Recognition of, and Payment of Compensation to, Victims of National Socialism in Berlin who were Persecuted for Political, Racial or Religious Reasons (PrVG), January 21, 1991, in: GVBl. Berlin 1991, p. 38 et seqq. Current version: gesetze.berlin.de

Bremen

1) Law granting special leave for persons persecuted on racial, religious or political grounds, August 2, 1947, in: Brem.GBl. 1947, p. 127. PDF

2) Law concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, October 30, 1947, in: Brem.GBl. 1947, p. 274. PDF

3) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (USEG), August 16, 1949, in: Brem.GBl. 1949, pp. 159–166. PDF

4) Act on the Settlement of Wiedergutmachung Claims under the Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (Bremen Settlement Act), July 8, 1952, in: Brem.GBl. 1952, p. 69. PDF

Hamburg

1) Law on Special Assistance Pensions, May 24, 1948, in: HmbGVBl. 1948, pp. 27–30. PDF

2) Law on the Detention for Political, Ideological, Religious or Racial Reasons, August 16, 1949, in: HmbGVBl. 1949, pp. 165–167. PDF

3) Act on Compensation of Damages Caused by Political, Ideological, Religious or Racial Persecution (General Compensation Act), April 8, 1953, in: HmbGVBl. 1953, pp. 55–67. PDF

Hesse

1) Law concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, July 10, 1946, in: GVBl. Hessen 1946, p. 226 et seq. PDF

1a) Law concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, June 24, 1947, in: GVBl. Hessen 1947, p. 39 et seq. PDF

1b) Act amending to the law concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, March 29, 1949, in: GVBl. Hessen 1949, p. 26. PDF

2) Ordinance on the formation and practice of assistance offices in Greater Hesse, November 27, 1946, in: GVBl. Hessen 1946, p. 227 et seq. PDF

3) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (USEG), August 10, 1949, in: GVBl. Hessen 1949, pp. 101–111. PDF

Lower Saxony

1) Law granting Special Assistance to Victims of National Socialist Persecution (Personal Injury Act), September 22, 1948, in: Nds. GVBl. 1948, pp. 77–79. PDF

1a) Executive ordinance for the Law granting Special Assistance to Victims of National Socialist Persecution (Personal Injury Act), December 6, 1948, in: Nds. GVBl. 1949, p. 1. PDF

1b) Act amending the Law granting Special Assistance to Victims of National Socialist Persecution (Personal Injury Act), May 1, 1952, in: Nds. GVBl. 1952, p. 25.

1c) Revised version of the Law granting Special Assistance to Victims of National Socialist Persecution (Personal Injury Act), May 16, 1952, in: Nds. GVBl. 1952, p. 30–35. PDF

2) Law on Compensation for the Detention on the Basis of National Socialist Measures (Imprisonment Compensation Act), July 31, 1949, in: Nds. GVBl. 1949, pp. 185–187. PDF

2a) Revised version of the Law on Compensation for the Detention on the Basis of National Socialist Measures (Imprisonment Compensation Act) of July 31, 1949, May 16, 1952, in: Nds. GVBl. 1952, pp. 33–35. PDF

North Rhine-Westphalia

1) Law Granting Accident and Survivor’s Pensions to the Victims of National Socialist Repression, March 5, 1947, in: GV. NW. 1947, pp. 225–229. PDF

2) Act on the Compensation for the Detention on Political, Racial or Religious Grounds, February 11, 1949, in: GV. NW. 1949, p. 63 et seq. PDF

3) Law on the Right of Appeal in Detention Compensation Matters, August 3, 1951, in: GV. NW. 1951, p. 105 et seq. PDF

4) Act on the Compensation of Damages Resulting from the Dissolution of Pension Funds for Political Reasons, March 4, 1952, in: GV. NW. 1952, p. 42 et seq. PDF

5) Act on the Recognition and Care of Victims of National Socialist Persecution, March 4, 1952, in: GV. NW. 1952, pp. 39–42. PDF

Rhineland-Palatinate

1) Decree on the Compensation of Damages Caused by Political, Ideological, Religious or Racial Persecution, January 2, 1946, in: Amtliche Mitteilungen des Oberregierungs-Präsidiums Hessen-Pfalz, January 18, 1946, p. 9.

2) Land Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, May 22, 1950, in: GVBl. Rheinland-Pfalz 1950, pp. 175–188. PDF

2a) Revised version of the Land Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, March 19, 1951, in: GVBl. Rheinland-Pfalz 1951, pp. 63–75. PDF

Saarland

1) Law on Compensation for Damages Inflicted to the Victims of National Socialism, July 31, 1948, in: ABl. Saarland 1948, pp. 1122–1129. PDF

2) Revised version of the Law on Compensation for Damages Inflicted to the Victims of National Socialism, July 10, 1951, in: ABl. Saarland 1951, pp. 1036–1043. PDF

Schleswig-Holstein

1) Law Granting Special Benefits and Assistance to Politically Persecuted Persons, March 4, 1948, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1948, p. 73 et seq. PDF

1a) Executive ordinance for the Law Granting Special Benefits and Assistance to Politically Persecuted Persons, May 15, 1948, p. 79 et seq. PDF

2) Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, March 4, 1948, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1948, pp. 74–76. PDF

2a) First executive ordinance for the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, May 15, 1948, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1948, p. 77. PDF

2b) Second executive ordinance for the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, May 15, 1948, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1948, p. 78 et seq. PDF

2c) Executive ordinance for the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, June 22, 1950, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1950, pp. 205–207. PDF

2d) Promulgation on the repeal of §§ 4 and 5 and correction of a typographical error in the preamble of the executive ordinance for the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, November 6, 1950, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1950, p. 283. PDF

2e) Ordinance amending the executive ordinance of the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, September 1, 1952, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1952, p. 145 et seq. PDF

2f) Second ordinance amending the executive ordinance of the Law Granting Pensions to the Victims of National Socialism and Their Surviving Dependants, November 28, 1956, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1956, p. 200. PDF

3) Law on the Compensation for Imprisonment for the Land Schleswig-Holstein, July 4, 1949, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1949, p. 161 et seq. PDF

4) Act Governing Compensation of Injustice for Civil Servants and Public-Sector Employees, July 4, 1949, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1949, p. 162–164. PDF

5) Act on the Compensation of Damages Resulting from the Dissolution of Pension Funds for Political Reasons, September 27, 1949, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1949, p. 201 et seq. PDF

5a) Ordinance granting pension payments according to the act on the compensation of damages resulting from the dissolution of pension funds for political reasons, March 28, 1956, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1956, p. 75. PDF

6) Executive ordinance for the Act on the Treatment of Victims of National Socialist Persecution in the Area of Social Security, August 1, 1950, in: GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1950, p. 276. PDF

Wuerttemberg-Baden

1) Ordinance No. 162 of the Ministry of State on the Formation of the Wiedergutmachung Authorities, June 14, 1947, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Baden 1947, p. 57 et seq. PDF

2) Law No. 169 concerning the formation of a special fund for Wiedergutmachung purposes, July 9, 1947, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Baden 1947, pp. 74–77. PDF

3) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (USEG), August 16, 1949, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Baden 1949, pp. 187–196. PDF

Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern

1) Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, February 14, 1950, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1950, pp.187–200. PDF

2) Law on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, February 14, 1950, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1950, pp. 200–204. PDF

United Economic Zone

1) Act on the Alleviation of Urgent Social Emergencies (Emergency Aid Act), August 8, 1949, in: WiGBl. 1949, pp. 205–214. PDF

2) Executive ordinance for the first, second and third part of the Emergency Aid Act, August 8, 1949, in: WiGBl. 1949, pp. 214–229. PDF

3) GAct on the Treatment of Victims of National Socialist Persecution in the Area of Social Security, August 22, 1949, in: WiGBl. 1949, p. 263 et seq. PDF

Land legislation

1) Agreement between the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin to eliminate the gaps in the cut-off dates and the duplication of responsibilities in the compensation laws, May 9/10, 1951, in: GV. NW. 1952, p. 122. PDF

US Occupation Zone (Bavaria, Bremen, Hesse, Wuerttemberg-Baden)

1) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice (USEG), July 23, 1949, in: LRGS, pp. 83–93. PDF

British Occupation Zone (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein)

1) Instruction of the British Military Government No. 2900 on assistance for former concentration camp prisoners, enacted for Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, here: Schleswig-Holstein, December 22, 1945, Abschrift, in: BArch, B 126/12534. PDF

French Occupation Zone (Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern)

1) Ordinance No. 164 on Compensation for the Victims of National Socialism, June 29, 1948, in: Journal officiel 1948, pp. 1583–1585. PDF

2) Law on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism, promulgated in the Land laws of the French occupation zone (Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern), here: Rheinland-Pfalz, May 22, 1950, in: GVBl. Rheinland-Pfalz 1950, pp. 175–188. PDF

Compensation According to the Federal Compensation Act after 1953

1) Additional Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution (BErG), September 18, 1953, in: BGBl. 1953 I, pp. 1387–1408. PDF

1a) Act Amending to the Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, November 24, 1954, in: BGBl. 1954 I, p. 356. PDF

1b) Second Act Amending the Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, August 10, 1955, in: BGBl. 1955 I, p. 506. PDF

1c) Federal Compensation Act (= Third Act Amending the Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution), June 29, 1956, in: BGBl. 1956 I, pp. 559–596. PDF

1d) Act Amending the Federal Compensation Act, July 1, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, p. 663. PDF

1e) Supplementary Act to the Third Act Amending the Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, August 19, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, p. 1250. PDF

1f) Second Act Amending the Federal Compensation Act (Final Federal Compensation Act), September 14, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, pp. 1315–1340. PDF

1g) Act Amending the Cut-Off Date of Section 190a of the Federal Compensation Act, August 26, 1966, in: BGBl. 1966 I, p. 525. PDF

1h) Current version of the Federal Compensation Act (BEG)

2) First executive ordinance for the Additional Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, September 17, 1954, in: BGBl. 1954 I, pp. 271–278. PDF

2a) Second executive ordinance for the Additional Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, December 24, 1954, in: BGBl. 1954 I, pp. 510–514. PDF

2b) Third executive ordinance for the Additional Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution, April 6, 1955, in: BGBl. 1955 I, pp. 157–165. PDF

2bb) Ordinance amending the third executive ordinance for the Additional Federal Compensation Act for Victims of National Socialist Persecution (revised version of the third executive ordinance), March 20, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 269–280. PDF

2c) Fourth executive ordinance for the Federal Compensation Act, March 15, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, p. 281. PDF

2d) Fifth executive ordinance for the Federal Compensation Act, May 16, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, p. 531. PDF

2e) Sixth executive ordinance for the Federal Compensation Act (6. DV-BEG), February 16, 1967, in: BGBl. 1967 I, pp. 233–254. PDF

3) Cabinet decision to extend the scope of the BEG and BRüG to states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, August 21, 1957, in: BArch, B 136/1149, p. 114 et seq., 118, 120. PDF

3a) Cabinet decision to extend the scope of the BEG to states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, October 6, 1965, in: BArch, B 136/3312, p. 262 et seq., 269. PDF

3b) Cabinet decision to extend the scope of the BEG to states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, December 6, 1966, in: BArch, B 136/3312, p. 272 et seq., 276. PDF

3c) Cabinet decision to extend the scope of the BEG to states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, March 21, 1968, in: BArch, B 136/3312, pp. 287–289, 292, 294. PDF

4) Law No. 658 introducing the Federal Compensation Act, February 6, 1959, in: ABl. Saarland 1959, pp. 759–803. PDF

5) Administrative agreement by the Länder on the uniform interpretation of the Federal Compensation Act, June 23, 1959, in: RzW 1959, p. 364 et seq. PDF

6) Guidelines for the Resumption of Closed Compensation Proceedings (Secondary Proceedings Guidelines), January 1972, in: RzW 1972, p. 1 et seq. PDF

6a) Guidelines for Secondary Proceedings, January 1973, in: RzW 1973, p. 1. PDF

6b) Revised version of the Guidelines for Secondary Proceedings, February 1973, in: RzW 1973, p. 50. PDF

7) Implementation Directives for Article VI of the Final Federal Compensation Act, May 8, 1968, in: BAnz No. 94, May, 18, 1968, p. 1 et seq. PDF

Beyond BEG Jurisdiction until 1990

Federal Hardship Provisions

Compensation for victims of pseudo-medical experiments

1) Cabinet decision to make amends to survivors of pseudo-medical experiments, July 26, 1951, in: BArch, B 136/1153, pp. 28–41, 52. PDF

2) Cabinet decision to extend the compensation for survivors of pseudo-medical experiments living in states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, June 22, 1960, in: BArch, B 136/58687, Bl. 22–32. PDF

3) Cabinet decision on the cooperation with the International Red Cross with regard to the compensation for survivors of pseudo-medical experiments living in states, with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, November 23, 1960, in: BArch, B 136/58687, pp. 34–41. PDF

4) Cabinet decision on the increase of compensation for survivors of pseudo-medical experiments living in states with which the Federal Republic of Germany does not maintain diplomatic relations, April 7, 1961, in: BArch, B 136/58687, pp. 42–47, 50, 52. PDF

Financial support for the „Hilfswerk 20. Juli 1944“

1) Cabinet decision on financial support for the „Hilfswerk 20. Juli 1944“, TOP 1a Anm. 8, October 2, 1951, in: Kabinettsprotokolle der Bunderegierung. Online-Version

2) Letter from Robert Lehr, Federal Minister of the Interior, to Fritz Schäffer, Federal Minister of Finance, October 31, 1951, in: BArch, B 126/120162. PDF

3) Minutes of the 170th meeting of the Bundestag’s Budget Committee, March 28, 1952, in: BArch, B 126/120162. PDF

Hardship fund for non-Jewish victims persecuted on racial grounds (HNG Fund) and fund for persons affected by the Nuremberg laws

1) Directive on the Disbursement of Resources for Individual Welfare Measures from the Hardship Fund for Non-Jewish Victims of National Socialism (HNG Fund), January 3, 1961, in: BAnz No. 7, January 11, 1961, pp. 1–2. PDF

1a) Revised version of the Directive on the Disbursement of Resources for Individual Welfare Measures from the Hardship Fund for Non-Jewish Victims of National Socialism (HNG Fund), September 7, 1964, in: BAnz No. 228, December 5, 1964, pp. 1–2. PDF

1b) Revised version of the Directive on the Disbursement of Resources for Individual Welfare Measures from the Hardship Fund for Non-Jewish Victims of National Socialism (HNG Fund), September 15, 1966, in: BAnz No. 178, September 22, 1966, pp. 1–2. PDF

Compensation for Jewish members of the British Armed Forces from the former British mandate of Palestine who were held as prisoners of war in Greece

1) Global agreement with the Association of Jewish Soldiers of the Second World War and with the Israel War Veterans League, Tel Aviv, June 13, 1959, in: BArch, B 136/1150, pp. 263–267, 270 et seq. PDF

Hardship provision for victims living in Israel who suffered damages at the Vapniarka Concentration Camp

1) Cabinet decision on a Hardship Provision on Humanitarian Grounds for Victims Living in Israel who Suffered Damages at the Vapniarka Concentration Camp, August 1, 1959, in: BArch, B 136/3307, pp. 3–6, 10. PDF

Hardship payments for victims of forced sterilization

1) Annotation Dept. VI A 4 (Federal Ministry of Finance) on Hardship Provisions for Victims of Forced Sterilization, December 15, 1980, in: BArch, B 126/109431. PDF

Hardship-Fund

1) Federal Government Directives on Payments to Persecuted Jews to Compensate for Individual Hardships within the Context of Wiedergutmachung (Hardship-Fund), October 3, 1980, in: BAnz No. 192, October 14, 1980, p. 1. PDF

Hardship directives for non-Jewish victims, Compensation Reserve Fund

1) Directives on Payments to Persecuted Non-Jews to Compensate for Individual Hardships within the Context of Wiedergutmachung (Compensation Reserve Fund), August 26, 1981, in: BAnz No. 160, August 29, 1981, p. 1. PDF

1a) Amendment to the Directives on Payments to Persecuted Non-Jews to Compensate for Individual Hardships within the Context of Wiedergutmachung (Compensation Reserve Fund), March 7, 1988, in: BAnz No. 55, March 19, 1988, p. 1278. PDF

AKG Hardship Directives

1) Federal Government Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice Under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Guidelines), March 7, 1988, in: BAnz No. 55, March 19, 1988, p. 1277 et seq. PDF

Compensation beyond BEG legislation

Public servants

1) Directives of the Federal Government on the preferential reinstatement of former politically persecuted civil servants, December 21, 1950, in: GMBl. 1951, p. 93. PDF

2) Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees (BWGöD), May 11, 1951, in: BGBl. 1951 I, pp. 291–296. PDF

2a) Correction of the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, May 18, 1951, in: BGBl. 1951 I, p. 354. PDF

2b) Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, January 7, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, p. 15. PDF

2c) Second Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, August 19, 1953, in: BGBl. 1953 I, pp. 994–995. PDF

2d) Third Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, December 23, 1955, in: BGBl. 1955 I, pp. 820–834. PDF

2e) Fourth Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, October 10, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, p. 1703. PDF

2f) Fifth Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, November 30, 1960, in: BGBl. 1960 I, p. 870. PDF

2g) Sixth Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, August 18, 1961, in: BGBl. 1961 I, pp. 1349–1358. PDF

2h) Seventh Act Amending the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, September 19, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, pp. 1210–1213. PDF

2i) Revised version of the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, December 15, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, pp. 2073–2090. PDF

2j) Art. IV § 3 of the Secend Federal Pay Act, November 5, 1973, in: BGBl. 1973 I, p. 1572. PDF

3) Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees Living Abroad, March 18, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, p. 137 et seq. PDF

3a) Revised version of the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees Living Abroad, December 15, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, p. 2091 et seq. PDF

4) Law No. 659 introducing the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees, February 6, 1959, in: ABl. Saarland 1959, pp. 803–821. PDF

5) Law No. 660 introducing the Act Governing Compensation for National Socialist Injustice for Public-Sector Employees Living Abroad, February 6, 1959, in: ABl. Saarland 1959, p. 821 et seq. PDF

Emergency assistance within the scope of burden equalization

1) Equalization of Burdens Act, August 14, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, pp. 446–533. PDF

Compensation for National Socialist injustice for war victims

1) Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice through Pensions and Care Services for War Victims Provided to Eligible Persons Resident Abroad (War Victims’ Pensions Act.), August 3, 1953, in: BGBl. 1953 I, pp. 843–845. PDF

1a) Act Amending and Supplementing the War Victims’ Pensions Act for Veterans Residing Abroad, June 25, 1958, in: BGBl. 1958 I, pp. 414–416. PDF

2) Federal Act on Compensation for National Socialist Injustice by Providing Pensions and Care Services for War Victims, June 25, 1958, in: BGBl. 1958 I, p. 412 et seq. PDF

General Act Regulating Compensation for War-Induced Losses

1) Act on the General Settlement of Damages Resulting from the War and the Collapse of the German Reich (General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses), November 5, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 1747–1777. PDF

Social insurance

1) Ordinance extending the social security provisions of the administration of the United Economic Zone to the Länder of Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate, Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern and the Bavarian district of Lindau, May 12, 1950, in: BGBl. 1950 I, p. 179 et seq. PDF

2) Act on Foreign Pensions Under Social Security Law for Victims in Germany and in Berlin, on Social Security Payments for Victims Living Abroad, and on Voluntary Social Insurance Payments (Act on Foreign Pensions and Pensions Payable Abroad), August 7, 1953, in: BGBl. 1953 I, pp. 848–856. PDF

2a) Act on the Reorganization of Foreign and International Pension Law and the Adjustment of the Berlin Rentenversicherung to the Provisions of the Workers' and Employees’ Pension Insurance Reform Acts (Revised Act on Foreign Pensions and Pensions Payable Abroad), February 25, 1960, in: BGBl. 1960 I, pp. 93–128. PDF

3) Act on the Reorganization of the Pension Insurance Provisions for Workers (Workers' Pension Insurance Reform Act), February 23, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 45–87. PDF

4) Act on the Reorganization of the Pension Insurance Provisions for Employees (Employees' Pension Insurance Reform Act), February 23, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 88–132. PDF

5) Act on the Reorganization of the Miners' Pension Insurance Scheme (Miners' Pension Insurance Reform Act), May 21, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 533–568. PDF

6) Act Amending and Supplementing Provisions on Compensation of National Socialist Injustice in the Social Insurance System, December 22, 1970, in: BGBl. 1970 I, pp. 1846–1851. PDF

Compensation After 1990

New German Länder

1) Act converting existing pensions to the net level of the Federal Republic of Germany and on further pension regulations (Pension Equalization Act), June 28, 1990, in: GBl. DDR 1990 I, pp. 495–500. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic on the Implementation and Interpretation of the Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic on the Establishment of German Unity (Unification Treaty), September 18, 1990, in: BGBl. 1990 II, pp. 1239–1245. PDF

3) Act on Compensation for Victims of National Socialism in the Regions Acceding to the Federal Republic (Compensation Pensions Act), April 22, 1992, in: BGBL. 1992 I, pp. 906–908. PDF

3a) Guidelines on Supplementary Compensation for Victims of National Socialism in the Regions Acceding to the Federal Republic, May 13, 1992, in: BAnz No. 95, May 22, 1992, p. 4186. PDF

Other Groups of Victims

1) RFederal Government Guidelines on Transitional Payments to Surviving Spouses of Victims of National Socialist Injustice who, until their death, received pension payments pursuant to the Federal Compensation Act, or ongoing payments from the Compensation Reserve Fund, ongoing payments pursuant to section 5 of the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses, ongoing payments pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of the AKG Hardship Guidelines or ongoing payments from the fund for persons affected by the Nuremberg Laws (Transitional Payment Guidelines), March 31, 2021, in: Bundesanzeiger AT of April 26, 2021 B1 PDF

Compensation for forced labor (see also International)

1) Act on the Creation of a Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ), August 2, 2000, in: BGBl. 2000 I, pp. 1263–1269. PDF

Ghetto Pensions Act

1) Act Regarding the Conditions for Making Pensions Payable on the Basis of Employment in a Ghetto and Amending the Sixth Book of the Social Code, June 20, 2002, in: BGBl. 2002 I, p. 2074 et seq. PDF

1a) First Act amending the Act Regarding the Conditions for Making Pensions Payable on the Basis of Employment in a Ghetto, July 15, 2014, in: BGBl. 2014 I, p. 952 et seq. PDF

2) Federal Government Guidelines on Compensation to Victims of Persecution in Recognition of Work in a Ghetto Which did not Constitute Forced Labor and Which Has Not Been Recognized to Date Under Social Insurance Law (Ghetto Work Recognition Guidelines), October 1, 2007, in: BAnz No. 186, October 5, 2007, p. 7693 et seq. PDF

2a) 2a) Revised version of the Federal Government Guidelines on Compensation to Victims of Persecution in Recognition of Work in a Ghetto Which did not Constitute Forced Labor (Ghetto Work Recognition Guidelines), July 20, 2011, in: BAnz No. 110, July 26, 2011, p. 2624. PDF

2b) Revised version of the Federal Government Guidelines on Compensation to Victims of Persecution in Recognition of Work in a Ghetto Which did not Constitute Forced Labor (Ghetto Work Recognition Guidelines), December 20, 2011, in: BAnz No. 195, December 28, 2011, p. 4608 et seq. PDF

2c) Revised version of the Federal Government Guidelines on Compensation to Victims of Persecution in Recognition of Work in a Ghetto Which did not Constitute Forced Labor (Ghetto Work Recognition Guidelines), July 12, 2017, in: BAnz AT 14.07.2017 B1 PDF

AKG Hardship Directives

1) Transition of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives) to the territory of the former GDR, September 27, 2002, in: BAnz AT 28.06.2021 B1 PDF

2) Revised version of § 7 Abs. 3 of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives), June 21, 2021, in: BAnz AT 28.06.2021 B1 PDF

3) Revised version of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives), September 27, 2002, in: BAnz AT 28.06.2021 B1 PDF

4) Revised version of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives), March 28, 2011, in: BAnz No. 52, April 1, 2011, p. 1229 et seq. PDF

5) Revised version of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives), June 21, 2021, in: BAnz AT 28.06.2021 B1. PDF

6) Revised version of the Directives on Hardship Compensation to Victims of National Socialist Injustice under the General Act Regulating Compensation for War-induced Losses (AKG Hardship Directives), October 15, 2014, in: BAnz AT 21.10.2014 B3. PDF

7) Current version of the AKG Directives

Former Soviet prisoners of war

1) Promulgation of the Directive on Payments for Former Soviet Prisoners of war as a Gesture of Recognition (ASK Recognition Directive), September 30, 2015, in: BAnz AT 14.10.2015 B1. PDF

Victims of National Socialist military judiciary

1) Instructions for the Final Settlement of the Rehabilitation and Compensation of Individuals Convicted During the Second World War for Inciting Disobedience, Conscientious Objection or Desertion, December 17, 1997, in: BAnz No. 2, January 6, 1998, p. 41. PDF

2) Act to Reverse Unjust National Socialist Judicial Rulings in Criminal Cases and in Cases of Sterilization Decisions of the Former Hereditary Health Courts, August 25, 1998, in: BGBl. 1998 I, pp. 2501–2504. PDF

2a) Act amending the Act to Reverse Unjust National Socialist Judicial Rulings in Criminal Cases, July 23, 2002, in: BGBl. 2002 I, p. 2714. PDF

2b) Second Act amending the Act to Reverse Unjust National Socialist Judicial Rulings in Criminal Cases, September 24, 2009, in: BGBl. 2009 I, p. 3150. PDF

Restitution Until 1990

Berlin

1) BK/O (49) 26 of the Allied Kommandatura Berlin on the Restitution of Assets to Victims of National Socialist Repression, February 16, 1949, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ausgabe West], 1949 I, p. 73 et seq. PDF

2) BK/O (49) 180 of the Allied Kommandatura Berlin on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (REAO), July 26, 1949, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ausgabe West], 1949 I, pp. 221–231. PDF

3) Law No. 25 of the Allied Kommandatura Berlin on the Supreme Restitution Court Berlin, April 25, 1953, in: GVBl. Berlin 1953, pp. 282–284. PDF

US Occupation Zone (Bavaria, Bremen, Hesse, Wuerttemberg-Baden)

1) Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), November 10, 1947, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1947 G, pp. 1–25. PDF

1a) First Act Amending Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), May 15, 1948, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1948 J, p. 2 et seq. PDF

1b) Second Act Amending Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), April 16, 1949, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1949 M, p. 22 et seq. PDF

2) First executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), November 10, 1947, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1947 G, pp. 26–30. PDF

2a) Second executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), November 10, 1947, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1947 G, pp. 30–35. PDF

2b) Third executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), June 23, 1948, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1948 J, pp. 3–5.PDF

2c) Fourth executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), August 10, 1948, in: ABl. Am MilReg. 1948 K, pp. 1–3. PDF

2d) Fifth executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), April 16, 1949, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1949 M, p. 23. PDF

2e) Sixth executive ordinance for Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of National Socialist Repression (USREG), May 2, 1949, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1949 N, p. 15. PDF

British Occupation Zone (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westfalia, Schleswig-Holstein)

1) Military Government Law No. 59 on the Restitution of Identifiable Property to Victims of Nazi Oppression (BREG), May 12, 1949, in: Abl. Brit MilReg 1949, pp. 1169–1187. PDF

French Occupation Zone (Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate und Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern)

1) Ordinance No. 120 on the Return of Stolen Items of Property" (RueVO), November 10, 1947, in: Journal officiel 1947, pp. 1219–1222. PDF

Federal Legislation

Legislation

1) Federal Act for the Settlement of the Monetary Restitution Liabilities of the German Reich and Legal Entities of Equivalent Status (Federal Restitution Act), July 19, 1957, in: BGBl. 1957 I, pp. 734–742. PDF

1a) Act Amending the Federal Restitution Act, March 24, 1958, in: BGBl. 1958 I, p. 141 et seq. PDF

1b) Second Act Amending the Federal Restitution Act, January 13, 1959, in: BGBl. 1959 I, p. 21 et seq. PDF

1c) Third Act Amending the Federal Restitution Act, October 2, 1964, in: BGBl. 1964 I, pp. 809–814. PDF

1cc) Correction of the Third Act Amending the Federal Restitution Act, November 9, 1964, in: BGBl. 1964 I, p. 930. PDF

1d) Fourth Act Amending the Federal Restitution Act, September 3, 1969, in: BGBl. 1969 I, p. 1561 et seq. PDF

2) First executive ordinance for the Federal Restitution Act (1. DV-BRueG), May 14, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, p. 420 et seq. PDF

2a) Second executive ordinance for the Federal Restitution Act (2. DV-BRueG), December 27, 1965, in: BGBl. 1965 I, p. 2176. PDF

4) Act on the adoption of the Federal Act for the Settlement of the Monetary Restitution Liabilities of the German Reich and Legal Entities of Equivalent Status (Federal Restitution Act) in the Saarland (BRueG-Saar), January 12, 1967, in: BGBl. 1967 I, pp. 133–136. PDF

5) Act on the Transfer of Jurisdiction of the Supreme Restitution Courts to the Federal Supreme Court (= Art. 9 Rechtspflege-Vereinfachungsgesetz), December 17, 1990, in: BGBl. 1990 I, p. 2862 et seq. PDF

Agreements

Global Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, the Jewish Trust Corporation for Germany und the Branche Française de la Jewish Trust Corporation for Germany, March 16, 1956, in: BArch, B 126/68583. PDF

Global Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Allgemeinen Treuhand Organisation (ATO), March 20, 1956, in: BArch, B 126/68583. PDF

Restitution of Assets to Organizations

Allied Control Council

4) Control Council Directive No. 50, April 29, 1947, in: ABl. KR 1947, pp. 275–278. PDF

Berlin

1) BK/O (49) 18 of the Allied Kommandatura Berlin, Februar 3, 1949, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ausgabe West], 1949 I, p. 77–78. PDF

US Occupation Zone (Bavaria, Bremen, Hesse, Wuerttemberg-Baden)

1) Military Government Law No. 59, Juni 29, 1947, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1947 E, pp. 16–17. Online-Version

British Occupation Zone (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westfalia, Schleswig-Holstein)

1) Ordinance No. 149 on the Control Committee for claims of consumer co-operatives, Mai 18, 1948, in: ABl. Brit MilReg 1948 Nr. 24, pp. 787–788. Online-Version

2) Ordinance No. 150 on the Control Committee for Trade Union Claims, Mai 18, 1948, in: ABl. Brit MilReg 1948 Nr. 25, pp. 788–789. Online-Version

3) Ordinance No. 159 on the Control Committee for claims from organisations of a general nature, August 1, 1948, in: ABl. Brit MilReg 1948, pp. 827–829. Online-Version

4) Ordinance No. 254, April 18, 1954, in: ABl. Br MilReg 1954 Nr. 116, p. 3003.

French Occupation Zone (Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate und Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern)

1) Ordinance No. 141 of the French Supreme Commander in Germany on the allocation of assets belonging to Nazi organisations, military and military-like associations, Dezember 18, 1947, in: Journal Officiel 1947 Nr. 127, pp. 1312–1313. Online-Version

Baden

1) State law on the reversion of the assets of National Socialist, military and military-like organizations (reversion law), Juni 26, 1949, GVBl. Baden 1949, p. 276. Online-Version

Rhineland-Palatinate

1) State ordinance on the utilization of the assets of National Socialist associations, August 19, 1949, in: GVBL. Rheinland-Pfalz 1949, pp. 345–347. PDF

Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern

1) Ordinance of the Ministry of State on the implementation of Ordinance No. 141 of the French Supreme Commander in Germany on the allocation of assets belonging to Nazi organizations, military and military-like associations, April 8, 1949, in: RegBl. Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1949, pp. 139–141. PDF

Administration of Frozen Assets, Property Control

Allied Control Council

1) Control Council Proclamation No. 2, September 20, 1945, in: ABl. KR 1945, pp. 8–19. PDF

2) Control Council Law No. 2, October 10, 1945, in: ABl. KR 1945, pp. 19–21. PDF

3) Control Council Law No. 5, October 30, 1945, in: ABl. KR 1945, pp. 27–31. PDF

US Occupation Zone (Bavaria, Bremen, Hesse, Wuerttemberg-Baden)

1) Military Government – Germany Supreme Commander’s Area of Control. Law No. 52 on the Blocking and Control of Property, September 18, 1944, in: ABl. MilReg Kontrollgebiet der zwölften Armeegruppe. No. 1 (1944), pp. 24–27. PDF

1a) Amendment of the US Military Government Law No. 52 for the US Zone on the Blocking and Control of Property, July 14, 1945, in: ABl. Am MilReg 1946 A, pp. 24–27. PDF

British Occupation Zone (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westfalia, Schleswig-Holstein)

1) Military Government – Germany Supreme Commander’s Area of Control. . Law No. 52 on the Blocking and Control of Property, April 3, 1945, in: ABl. MilReg. Kontrollgebiet der 21. Armeegruppe. No. 3 (1945), pp. 18–21. PDF

1a) Ordinance No. 38 Amending British Military Government Law No. 52 on the Blocking and Control of Property, July 3, 1946, in: ABl. Brit MilReg. 1946. No. 12, p. 283 et seq. PDF

French Occupation Zone (Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate und Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern)

1) Ordinance No. 81 Amending French Military Government Law No. 52 on the Blocking and Control of Property, March 3, 1947, in: Journal Officiel 1947, pp. 585–588. PDF

Federal Legislation

1) Agreement on German External Debts (London Debt Agreement), Februar 27, 1953, in: BGBl. 1953 II, pp. 331–485. PDF

Payments Within the Scope of Burden Equalization

1) Law on the assessment of damage caused by expulsion and war-related material damage (Assessment Act), April 21, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, pp. 237–246. PDF

1a) Law on the assessment of damage caused by expulsion and war-related material damage (Assessment Act) as amended on August 14, 1952, August 14, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, pp. 534–545. PDF

2) Equalization of Burdens Act (LAG), August 14, 1952, in: BGBl. 1952 I, pp. 446–533. PDF

3) 11th Ordinance on Compensatory Payments under the Equalization of Burdens Act, December 18, 1956, in: BGBl. 1956 I, pp. 932–935. PDF

3a) Executive ordinance on the 11th Ordinance on Compensatory Payments under the Equalization of Burdens Act, April 27, 1960, in: Mtbl. BAA 1960, pp. 114–154, A21–A26. PDF

3b) Revised version of the 11th Ordinance on Compensatory Payments under the Equalization of Burdens Act, November 17, 1962, in: BGBl. 1962 I, pp. 676–685. PDF

Restitution in the New German Länder (after 1990)

1) Act Regulating Open Property Matters, September 23, 1990, in: BGBl. 1990 II, pp. 1159–1168. PDF

1a) Revised version of the Act Regulating Open Property Matters, December 21, 1998, in: BGBl. 1998 I, pp. 4026–4048. PDF

1b) Act Amending the Act Regulating Open Property Matters (= Art. 3 Act Amending and Supplementing the Federal Compensation Act and other provisions), December 10, 2003, in: BGBl. 2003 I, pp. 2471–2477 (p. 2473). PDF

1c) Revised version of the Act Regulating Open Property Matters, February 9, 2005, in: BGBl. 2005 I, pp. 205–228. PDF

1d) Current version of the Act Regulating Open Property Matters (VermG)

2) Victims of Nazi Persecution Compensation (= Art. 2 Act Amending and Supplementing the Federal Compensation Act and other provisions), September 27, 1994, BGBL. 1994 I, pp. 2624–2639 (p. 2632). PDF

2a) Act Amending the Victims of Nazi Persecution Compensation Act (= Art. 2 Act Amending and Supplementing the Federal Compensation Act and other provisions), December 10, 2003, in: BGBl. 2003 I, pp. 2471–2477 (p. 2472). PDF

2b) Current version of the Victims of Nazi Persecution Compensation Act (NS-VEntschG)

Agreements Until 1990

1) Minutes on the Potsdam Conference, August 2, 1945 (excerpt), in: German Bundestag. Stenographic Reports Vol. 12, p. 9551 et seq. PDF

2) Agreement on Reparations from Germany, on the Establishment of an Inter-Allied Reparation Agency and on the Restitution of Monetary Gold, Paris, January 14, 1946, in: German Bundestag. Stenographic Reports Vol. 12, pp. 9552–9555. PDF

3) Occupation Statute for Germany, issued on May 12, 1949, in: Abl. AHK 1949, No. 1, pp. 2, 13–15. PDF

4) Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation (Settlement Convention), May 26, 1952 / October 23,1954, in: BGBl. 1955 II, pp. 405–468. PDF

4a) Announcement regarding the Fifth Part of the Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation, June 8, 1955, in: BGBl. 1955 II, p. 700. PDF

4b) Announcement of the Agreement of September 27/28, 1990 Concerning the Convention on Relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Three Powers (as amended) and the Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and the Occupation (as amended), October 8, 1990, in: BGBl. 1990 II, pp. 1386–1389. PDF

Israel and Jewish Organizations

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel (Luxembourg Agreement) and the Protocols No. 1 und No. 2 between cabinet representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Hague Protocols), September 10, 1952, in: BGBl. 1953 II, pp. 35–97. PDF

2) Agreement on a German Contribution to the Administrative Expenses of the State of Israel for the Activities of Israeli Government Agencies in the fields of Wiedergutmachung and Burden Sharing, February 20/25, 1968, in: BAnz No. 94, 1969, p. 3. PDF

3) Agreement Concerning the Financing of Pensions in the Case of Damage to Health for Jewish Victims Living in Israel (Dinstein Agreement), February 6, 1970 (unpublished)

4) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel on Social Security, December 17, 1973, in: BGBl. 1975 II, pp. 246–252. PDF

5) Agreement on a revised version of the Agreement on a German Contribution to the Administrative Expenses of the State of Israel for the Activities of Israeli Government Agencies in the fields of Wiedergutmachung and Burden Sharing, August 18/26, 1981, in: BGBl. 1981 II. pp. 1026–1028. PDF

USA

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America on Social Security, January 7, 1976, in: BGBl. 1976 II, pp. 1358–1370. PDF

Western Europe

Belgium

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Belgium on Benefits to Belgian Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, September 28, 1960, in: BGBl. 1961 II, pp. 1037–1039. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Belgium on War Victims' Pensions, September 21, 1962, in: BGBl. 1964 II, pp. 455–460. PDF

2a) Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Belgium on War Victims' Pensions of September 21, 1962, December 5, 1973, in: BGBl. 1974 II, pp. 1252–1255. PDF

Denmark

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Denmark on Benefits to Danish Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, August 24, 1959, in: BGBl. 1960 II, pp. 1233–1335. PDF

France

1) Fourth Supplementary Agreement to the General Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and France on Social Security of July 10, 1950, July 10, 1950, in: BGBl. 1951 II, pp. 177-200, here p. 195 et seq. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of France on Benefits to French Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, July 15, 1960, in: BGBl. 1961 II, pp. 1029–1033. PDF

3) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of France on the German Contribution of 250 Million Deutsche Mark to a Foundation for “Franco-German Understanding” to support former French citizens forcefully recruited by the German Wehrmacht, March 31, 1981, in: BGBl. 1984 II, p. 608 et seq. PDF

Greece

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Greece on Benefits to Greek Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, March 18, 1960, in: BGBl. 1961 II, pp. 1596–1598. PDF

Great Britain

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Benefits to British Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, June 9, 1964, in: BGBl. 1964 II, pp. 1032–1036. PDF

Italy

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Italy on Benefits to Italian Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, June 2, 1961, in: BGBl. 1963 II, pp. 791–797. PDF

Luxembourg

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, July 11, 1959, in: BGBl. 1960 II, pp. 2077–2108. PDF

2) Exchange of notes between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on the German Contribution of 12 Million Deutsche Mark to the Luxembourg “Assistance to the Elderly” Foundation to support former forced recruits and their families, November 30, 1987.

Netherlands

1) German-Dutch Agreements on Restitution Issues and the Release of German Reichsmark Securities, May 19 and June 13/10, 1952, in: BGBl. 1953 II, pp. 4–8. PDF

1) Fourth Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Social Security of March 29, 1951, on the Settlement of Claims acquired by Dutch workers between May 13, 1940 and September 1, 1945, in the German social security system, December 21, 1956, in: BGBl. 1959 II, pp. 432–434. PDF

2) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the Settlement of Financial Questions and on payments for Dutch victims of National Socialist persecution (Financial Treaty), April 8, 1960, in: BGBl. 1963 II, pp. 629–645. PDF

2a) Decree of May 22, 1963, establishing a Regulation on Benefits to National Socialist Persecutees, May 22, 1963, in: Staatsblad 1963, pp. 749–751 (No. 220) PDF (BArch, B 126/260125).

2b) Decree of November 1, 1963, amending the Regulation on Benefits to National Socialist Persecutees, November 1, 1963, in: Staatsblad 1963, p. 1295 (No. 433) PDF (BArch, B 126/260125).

2c) Decree of July 4, 1966, repealing the Regulation on Benefits to National Socialist Persecutees, July 4, 1966, in: Staatsblad 1966, p. 709 (No. 274) PDF (BArch, B 126/260125).

3) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Compensation for Dutch Repatriates, April 8, 1960, in: BArch, B 136/3309, pp. 240-252, here p. 245 et seq. PDF

4) Supplementary Agreement to the Financial Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands of April 8, 1960, May 14, 1962, in: BGBl. 1963 II, pp. 663–665. PDF

Norway

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Norway on Benefits to Norwegian Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, August 7, 1959, in: BGBl. 1960 II, pp. 1336–1338. PDF

2) Act on the Distribution of the Compensation Received According to the Agreement of August 7, 1959 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Norway on Benefits to Norwegian Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, March 25, 1960, in: Norsk Lovtidend 1960, pp. 240–243. Online-Version

Austria

1) Vertrag between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria on the Settlement of Claims of Displaced Persons, Repsettlers and Persecuted Persons on further financial and social issues (Kreuznach Agreement), November 17, 1961, in: BGBL. 1962 II, pp. 1041–1063. PDF

Sweden

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Sweden on Benefits to Swedish Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, August 3, 1964, in: BGBl. 1964 II, pp. 1402–1404. PDF

Switzerland

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation on Benefits to Swiss Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, June 29, 1961, in: BGBl. 1963 II, p. 155 et seq. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation on Compensation for Swiss Repatriates, June 29, 1961, in: BArch, B 136/3309, pp. 240-252, here p. 247 et seq. PDF

Eastern Europe

ČSSR

1) Global Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on Compensation for Victims of Pseudo-Medical Experiments, October 30, 1969, in: BArch, B 136/7295, pp. 8–10. PDF

Yugoslavia

1) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on Economic Cooperation, March 10, 1956, in: BGBl. 1956 II, pp. 967–669. PDF

2) Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on the Settlement of Certain Social Security Claims, March 10, 1956, in: BGBl. 1958 II, pp. 168–171. PDF

3) Global Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Compensation for Victims of Pseudo-Medical Experiments, April 24, 1961.

3a) Supplementary Agreement to the Global Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Compensation for Victims of Pseudo-Medical Experiments, September 7, 1963.

4) Capital Assistance Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, February 20, 1972.

5) Capital Assistance Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, December 10, 1974, in: BGBl. 1975 II, pp. 361–363. PDF

Poland

1) Global Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Polish People’s Republic on Compensation for Victims of Pseudo-Medical Experiments, November 16, 1972.

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Polish People’s Republic on Pension and Accident Insurance, October 9, 1975, in: BGBl. 1976 II, pp. 393–402. PDF

3) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Polish People’s Republic on a Financial Loan, October 9, 1975, in: Bulletin des Presse- und Informationsamts der Bundesregierung. No. 121. October 10, 1975, pp. 1198–1199. PDF

Hungary

1) Global Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Hungarian People’s Republic on Compensation for Victims of Pseudo-Medical Experiments, January 11, 1971, in: BArch, B 136/7296, pp. 243–257. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the National Committee of Persons Persecuted by Nazism in Hungary, January 22, 1971, in: BArch, B 136/7296, pp. 228–242. PDF

United Nations

1) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Allocation of Payments to victims Persecuted for Reasons of Nationality (Nationalverfolgte) to Settle Individual Cases of Hardship, October 5, 1960, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Online-Version

1a) Announcement by the Federal Foreign Office on the Implementation of the Agreement on Supplementary Payments for Victims Persecuted for Reasons of Nationality, in: BAnz No. 53, March 16, 1961, p. 3. PDF

2) Supplementary Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regarding Payments for Victims Persecuted for Reasons of Nationality (Nationalverfolgte), November 24, 1966, see: United Nations 1/1967, p. 27. PDF

3) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Allocation of Payments to victims Persecuted for Reasons of Nationality (Nationalverfolgte) to Settle Individual Cases of Hardship, November 2/26, 1981, in: BGBl. 1982 II, p. 80 et seq. PDF

4) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Allocation of Payments to victims Persecuted for Reasons of Nationality (Nationalverfolgte) to Settle Individual Cases of Hardship, September 10/November 27, 1984, see: Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 10/6287, p. 51. PDF

Agreements After 1990

Open Property Issues

USA

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America Concerning the Settlement of Certain Property Claims, May 13, 1992, in: BGBl. 1992 II, pp. 1222–1227. PDF

Foundations and Projects

Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

1) Exchange of notes between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine on financial support to foundations for “understanding and reconciliation” to be established in these countries, March 30, 1993.

Estonia

1) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Estonia on financial support for specific social projects to meet the individual needs of victims of National Socialism in Estonia, June 22, 1995.

Latvia

1) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Latvia on financial support for specific social projects to meet the individual needs of victims of National Socialism in Latvia, August 27, 1998.

Lithuania

1) Governmental Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Lithuania on financial support for specific social projects to meet the individual needs of victims of National Socialism in Lithuania, July 26, 1996.

Poland

1) Exchange of notes between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland on financial support for a „Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation “, October 16, 1991.

Czech Republic

1) German-Czech Agreement on the Establishment of a German-Czech Future Fund, December 29, 1997, in: BGBl. 1998 II, pp. 118–126. PDF

USA

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America on the Creation of a foundation „Remembrance, Responsibility and Future“, July 17, 2000, in: BGBl. 2000 II, pp. 1372–1388. PDF

Provisions for Individual Services

USA

1) Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Final Benefits to Certain United States Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, September 19, 1995, in: U.S. Department of State. Office of Treaty Affairs. Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). No. 13019. PDF

1a) Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Final Benefits to Certain United States Nationals Who Were Victims of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, January 25 1999, in: U.S. Department of State. Office of Treaty Affairs. Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). No. 13019. PDF

Israel and Jewish Organizations

1) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany referring to Article 2 of the German-German Agreement on the Implementation and Interpretation of the Unification Treaty of September 18, 1990 (Article 2 Fund), October 29, 1992.

1a) Revision of the Article 2 Fund of October 19, 1992 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, November 15, 2012, here: Homepage der Deutschen Botschaft Santiago de Chile. PDF

2) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Jewish Claims Conference (JCC) on financial support by the Federal Republic of Germany for a fund to be established by the Claims Conference for the compensation of Jewish victims of National Socialist persecution in central and eastern European countries (Central and Eastern European Fund, CEEF), January 1998.

3) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Jewish Claims Conference to set up a joint fund that provided one-time payments as supplements for therapeutic, psychological and medical treatments for victims persecuted as children (Child Survivor Fund), August 2014.

4) Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Claims Conference (JCC) on the revision of the agreement on financial aid for a JCC fund providing home care services for Jewish victims of National Socialist persecution (Homecare Fund), January 1, 2017.

5) Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Claims Conference (JCC) to provide one-time symbolic payments to survivors of the Kindertransport evacuations that occurred in 1938 and 1939, 1 January 2019

6) Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Claims Conference (JCC) on support for a programme funded by the Claims Conference that provides financial assistance to non-Jewish individuals who have been designated by the Israeli remembrance and research centre Yad Vashem as “Righteous among the nations” for risking their own lives to save Jewish people’s lives during the Holocaust and who are in financial difficulty (Payments to persons designated as “Righteous among the nations”), 29 May 2019.

7) Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel on additional financial assistance to certain recipients of compensation pensions paid by the German government to persons living in Israel (Supplementary Support Program Israel), 20 June 2019.

7a) Agreement on a revised version of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel on additional financial assistance to certain recipients of compensation pensions paid by the German government to persons living in Israel (Supplementary Support Program Israel), 20 June 2019, 17 July 2021.

8) Agreement between the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Jewish Claims Conference (JCC) to establish a special fund for region specific persecution (Region-specific Severe Persecution Fund, RSP-Fund) for Jewish survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, for Jews who survived the National Socialist occupation of France by living in hiding, and Jews who were persecuted in Romania, May 2021.

Restitution Until 1949

Soviet Occupation Zone

1) Order No. 124 by the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany on the Confiscation and Acquisition of Certain Property Categories, October 30, 1945, here according to: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (East Germany) / Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) (Eds.): Um ein antifaschistisch-demokratisches Deutschland. Dokumente aus den Jahren 1945–1949, Staatsverlag der DDR: Berlin [Ost] 1968, pp. 189–192. PDF

2) Order No. 126 by the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany on the Confiscation of Property of the former National Socialist Party, its bodies and its affiliated organizations, October 31, 1945, here according to: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (East Germany) / Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) (Eds.): Um ein antifaschistisch-demokratisches Deutschland. Dokumente aus den Jahren 1945–1949, Staatsverlag der DDR: Berlin [Ost] 1968, pp. 194–196. PDF

3) Order No. 97 by the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany Establishing a German Central Commission for Confiscation and Sequestration including implementation provisions, March 29, 1946, here according to: Ministry for Foreign Affairs (East Germany) / Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) (Eds.): Um ein antifaschistisch-demokratisches Deutschland. Dokumente aus den Jahren 1945–1949, Staatsverlag der DDR: Berlin [Ost] 1968, pp. 252–256. PDF

4) Order No. 82 by the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Military Administration and by the Supreme Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, April 29, 1948, here according to: RegBl. Mecklenburg 1948, p. 76. PDF

Mecklenburg

1) Law on the Restitution of Unlawfully Seized Assets to Anti-Fascist-Democratic Organizations and to Religious and Charitable Institutions in Mecklenburg, April 29, 1948, in: RegBl. Mecklenburg 1948, p. 76 et seq. PDF

Saxony-Anhalt

1) Law on the transfer of assets of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt to anti-fascist-democratic organizations, May 30, 1947, in: GBl. Sachsen-Anhalt 1947 I, p. 97 et seq. PDF

Thuringia

1) Act on Wiedergutmachung of Thuringia, September 14, 1945, in: RegBl. Thüringen 1945 I, pp. 24–26. PDF

1a) Act Repealing the Act on Wiedergutmachung of Thuringia of September 14, 1945, July 25, 1952, in: RegBl. Thüringen 1952, p. 189. PDF

Assistance for Victims of National Socialist Persecution

Berlin

1) Resolution by the Berlin Magistrate on the „Care for the Victims of Fascism“, June 5, 1945, in: VOBl. Berlin No. 1, July 1945, p. 16 et seq. PDF

2) Ordinance on Pension Payments to Victims of Fascism, February 18, 1947, in: VOBl. Berlin 1947, p. 51 et seq. PDF

3) Provisions on the Payment of Pension Benefits, March 10, 1947, in: VOBl. Berlin 1947, p. 69. PDF

3a) Implementation Regulations for the Provisions on the Payment of Pension Benefits of March 10, 1947, April 9, 1948, in: VOBl. Berlin 1948 I, pp. 219–222. PDF

4) Ordinance Securing the Legal Position of Recognized Victims of the Nazi Regime (VdN), June 14, 1950, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ost] 1950 I, pp. 159–161. PDF

4a) Executive Directive to the Ordinance Securing the Legal Position of Recognized Victims of the Nazi Regime (VdN), January 22, 1951, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ost] 1951 I, pp. 59–61. PDF

4aa) Correction of the Executive Directive to the Ordinance Securing the Legal Position of Recognized Victims of the Nazi Regime (VdN) of January 22, 1951, February 27, 1951, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ost] 1951 I, p. 106. PDF

5) Guidelines for the Recognition as Victim of the Nazi Regime, June 14, 1950, in: VOBl. Berlin [Ost] 1950 I, p. 162 et seq. PDF

Brandenburg

1) VDecree on “Victims of Fascism“, including guidelines on victim care, October 9, 1945, in: VBl. Brandenburg 1945, p. 44 et seq. PDF

2) Granting of social security benefits to recognized Victims of Fascism, September 5, 1946, in: VBl. Brandenburg 1946, p. 300. PDF

3) Ordinance on Social Security Benefits for Recognized Victims of Fascism Without Social Insurance, August 20, 1947, in: GVBl. Brandenburg 1947 II, p. 327 et seq. PDF

Mecklenburg

1) Act on Pension Payments to Victims of Fascism, January 15, 1947, in: RegBl. Mecklenburg 1946, p. 16. PDF

Saxony

1) Ordinance on the Care for Victims of Fascism an on the Establishment of a Land Research Office (Landesnachforschungsamt), September 24, 1945, in: AN LV Sachsen 1945, p. 110. PDF

1a) Executive provisions on the Ordinance on the Care for the Victims of Fascism an on the Establishment of a Land Research Office (Landesnachforschungsamt) of September 24, 1945, February 22, 1946, in: Gesetze LV Sachsen 1946, p. 5. PDF

2) Promulgation Regarding Cure Stays for Victims of Fascism Suffering From Lung Deseases, n. d., in: AN LV Sachsen, January 20, 1946, p. 23. PDF

3) Promulgation Regarding Appeals by Victims of Fascism, n. D., in: AN LV Sachsen, January 27, 1946, p. 34 et seq. PDF

4) Ordinance on the Care for the Victims of Fascism by the Social Insurance Scheme, March 20, 1946, in: Gesetze LV Sachsen 1946, p. 141 et seq. PDF

Saxony-Anhalt

1) Ordinance on Wiedergutmachung for “Victims of Fascism“ in the province of Saxony, September 9, 1945, in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 1, October 6, 1945, p. 37. PDF

1a) Executive provisions to the Ordinance on Wiedergutmachung for “Victims of Fascism“, September 9, 1945, in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 1, October 6, 1945, p. 38. PDF

2) Wiedergutmachung for Civil Servants and Public Service Employees Reprimanded for Political Reasons, September 21, 1945, in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 1, October 6, 1945, p. 40 et seq. PDF

3) Appeal by the President of the Province of Saxony, October 12, 1945, in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 2, October 20, 1945, p. 42. PDF

4) Pension Payments by way of Wiedergutmachung, n. d., in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 7, November 15, 1945, p. 9. PDF

5) Tax relief for „Victims of Fascism“, April 25, 1946, in: VBl. Provinz Sachsen No. 17, May 4, 1946, p. 157. PDF

Thuringia

1) Directives on the Provisional Care and Support for Victims of Fascism, September 24 1945, in: RGBl. Thüringen 1945 II, p. 9 et seq. PDF

2) Act on the Provisional Regulation of Assistance Measures for “Victims of Fascism“ in the Land Thuringia, June 15, 1946, in: RegBl. Thüringen 1946 I, p. 99 et seq. PDF

2a) Executive provision for the Act on the Provisional Regulation of Assistance Measures for “Victims of Fascism“ in the Land Thuringia of June 15, 1946, June 15, 1946, in: RegBl. Thüringen 1946 I, p. 100. PDF

Soviet Occupation Zone

1) Ordinance by the German Economic Commission to Secure the Legal Position of Recognized Victims of National Socialist Persecution, October 5, 1949, in: ZVOBl. SBZ 1949 I, p. 765 et seq. PDF

GDR

1) Executive provisions for the Ordinance by the German Economic Commission to Secure the Legal Position of Recognized Victims of National Socialist Persecution, February 10, 1950, in: GBl. DDR 1950, pp. 87–92. PDF

2) Guidelines for the Recognition as Persecutees of the Nazi Regime, February 10, 1950, in: GBl. DDR 1950, pp. 92–94. PDF

2a) Resolution by the Presidency of the GDR Council of Ministers Repealing the “Guidelines for the Recognition as Persecutees of the Nazi Regime“, March 18, 1974, in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/3036, pp. 125–133/4. PDF

2b) Resolution by the Presidency of the GDR Council of Ministers Amending the Resolution Repealing the “Guidelines for the Recognition as Persecutees of the Nazi Regime“, March 1, 1990, in: BArch, DC 20-I/3/2925, pp. 120–124. PDF

3) Ordinance Instituting the Medal for the Fighters Against Fascism 1933–1945, February 22, 1958, in: GBl. DDR 1958 I, p. 198 et seq. PDF

4) Ordinance on the Payment of Honorary Pensions for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism and Their Descendants, April 8, 1965, in: GBl. DDR 1965 II, p. 293 et seq. PDF

4a) First executive provision for the Ordinance on the Payment of Honorary Pensions for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism, April 8, 1965, in: GBl. DDR 1965 II, p. 295 et seq. PDF

5) Resolution by the Presidency of the GDR Council of Ministers on the Crediting of the Honorary Pensions, December 22, 1966, in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/1468, pp. 1–10, hier p. 4 et seq., Beschlussvorlage in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/1472, pp. 111–118.
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6) Resolution by the Presidency of the GDR Council of Ministers on Measures to Improve the the Benefits for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism and Their Descendants, September 8, 1971, in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/2525, pp. 18–21. PDF

7) Order on the Payment of Honorary Pensions for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism and Their Descendants, September 20, 1976, in: BArch, DC 20/4104, pp. 25–28. PDF

7a) Order No. 2 on the Payment of Honorary Pensions for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism and Their Descendants, October 9, 1985, in: BArch, DC 20/4100, p. 54 et seq. PDF

7b) Order No. 3 on the Payment of Honorary Pensions for Fighters Against Fascism and for Victims of Fascism and Their Descendants, December 30, 1988, in: BArch, DC 20/4100, p. 113 et seq. PDF

8) Ordinance on the GDR Social Insurance System, November 9, 1977, in: GBl. DDR 1978 I, p. 1–22. PDF

9) Ordinance on the Granting and Calculation of Social Security Pensions, November 23, 1979, in: GBl. DDR 1979 I, p. 401–413. PDF

10) Act Harmonizing Existing Pensions to the Net Level of the Federal Republic of Germany and Other Pension Regulations (Pension Equalization Act), June 28, 1990, in: GBl. DDR 1990 I, p. 495–500. PDF

10a) Circular note by the Head Office of the GDR Social Insurance System – Pension Insurance – to the regional and district offices on the implementation of the legal principles of the Pension Equalization Act of June 28, 1990, in the context of the honorary pensions to Fighters against Fascism and Victims of Fascisms and their descendants (VdN), September 12, 1990, Fotokopie, in: BArch, B 149/91468. PDF

International

1) Minutes on the Waiver of Reparation Payments and on Other Measures to Alleviate the Financial and Economic Obligations of the German Democratic Republic Connected With the Consequences of the War, August 22, 1953, reprinted in: Berliner Zeitung 9. Jg., No. 196, August 25, 1953, p. 3. PDF

2) EDeclaration of the Polish Government, August 24, 1953, reprinted in: Berliner Zeitung 9. Jg., No. 196, August 25, 1953, p. 4. PDF

3) Agreement between the Government of the German Democratic Republic and the Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the Settlement of Certain Unresolved Issues in the Relations Between the Two States, May 22, 1963, reprinted in: Zeitschrift für offene Vermögensfragen 1995, p. 97 et seq. For more information on the agreement also see Information for the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED, May 25, 1963, in: BArch, DY 30/48491 PDF; Information for the GDR Council of Ministers, in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/731, p. 113 et seqq. PDF, and Resolution of the GDR Council of Ministers of May 30, 1963, in: BArch, DC 20-I/4/727, p. 38. PDF)

4) AAgreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on the Settlement of Unresolved Property and Financial Issues, October 3, 1984, here according to: Bericht StäV Berlin (Ost) an BKAmt, October 17, 1984, in: BArch, B 136/20355 PDF. Reprinted according to a different source in: RGV A III 2.

5) Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on the Settlement of Unresolved Property Issues, October 24, 1986, here according to: Bericht StäV Berlin (Ost) an BKAmt, November 5, 1986, in: BArch, B 136/20355 PDF. Reprinted according to a different source in: RGV A III 3.

6) Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the German Democratic Republic on the Settlement of Unresolved Property Issues, August 21, 1987, here according to: Bericht StäV Berlin (Ost) an BKAmt, September 22, 1986, in: BArch, B 136/20355 PDF and BGBl. Österreich No. 188/1988 PDF. Reprinted according to a different source in: RGV A III 4.

6a) Federal Act of January 22, 1988, on the Distribution of the Funds Allocated Through the Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the German Democratic Republic on the Settlement of Unresolved Property Issues (GDR Distribution Act), in: BGBl. Österreich No. 189/1988. PDF

7) Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the German Democratic Republic on the Settlement of Unresolved Property and Financial Issues, December 3, 1987, here according to: Bericht StäV Berlin (Ost) an BKAmt, December 16, 1987, in: BArch, B 136/20355 PDF. Reprinted according to a different source in: RGV A III 5.