Archive object · RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-BANK

The bank transfer that took Martha’s savings

Commerzbank Wernigerode transferred Martha’s savings of 36,884.91 RM and 527.67 RM in interest, 37,412.58 RM in all, to the Oberfinanzkasse. The transfer came almost eight months after the transport to Auschwitz; it records the Reich collecting her property, not Martha’s presence in Berlin.

Object record

Commerzbank Wernigerode transferred Martha’s savings of 36,884.91 RM and 527.67 RM in interest, 37,412.58 RM in all, to the Oberfinanzkasse. The transfer came almost eight months after the transport to Auschwitz; it records the Reich collecting her property, not Martha’s presence in Berlin.

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Archive reference
RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-BANK
Date
30 October 1943
Medium
Digital access image of one archival paper record
Physical dimensions
One leaf
Digital image
3185 × 4248 pixels
Evidence status
Primary financial record of the state seizure of Martha Reichenbach’s savings
Uncertainty
The later date belongs to the administration of seized property. It is not evidence that Martha was alive in Berlin on 30 October 1943.
Source and provenance
Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv, Rep. 36A (II) 30792; public access image retained from the archival file.
Custody history
The record is held by the Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv in file Rep. 36A (II) 30792; this public access image is retained by the Reichenbach Family Archive.
Credit
Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv, Rep. 36A (II) 30792
Rights
CC0 1.0 public-domain dedication
Image treatment
Archival access JPEG published without crop, restoration or generative alteration.

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Reichenbach Family Archive. “The bank transfer that took Martha’s savings.” 30 October 1943. RB-SCAN-OFP-MARTHA-BANK. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-scan-ofp-martha-bank.

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