Records of U. S. Occupation Headquarters, World War II: Office of Military Government for Germany Monthly Reports (Record Group 260)

This collection consists of monthly reports created by the Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) [OMGUS].

Size: 3 linear feet, 1 linear inch (about 5,600 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: Records created by U.S. Government employees in the course of their official duties are in the public domain.
Processed by: David Clark (2022).

The U.S. Group Control Council (USGCC) in Germany was established as an organization of the U.S. Army Headquarters European Theater of Operations on August 9, 1944. USGCC was abolished, with functions transferred to newly established Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) [OMGUS], on October 1, 1945. Transition from military to civilian occupation administration was completed by September 21, 1949, the date of the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany. OMGUS was formally abolished, effective December 5, 1949.

This collection consists of monthly reports created by the Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) [OMGUS]. The reports are arranged chronologically.

The printed reports relate to various subjects including: air force disarmament and demobilization, archives, banks, cartels and external assets, coal, commerce, communications, courts, demobilization of German ground forces, demilitarization, denazification, displaced persons and refugees, disposal of German ground forces equipment, economics, education and religion, finance, fine arts, food and agriculture, German governmental organization and civil administration, industry, information control, labor, legal and judicial affairs, manpower, naval disarmament and demobilization, monuments, political activity, property control, public health and medical affairs, public safety, public welfare, reparations and restitutions, statistics, trade and commerce, trade unions and working conditions, and transportation. The subjects of the reports vary from month to month.

Related collections include the President’s Secretary’s Files, Official File, James W. Riddleberger Papers, and Alvin J. Rockwell Papers.