Brüsseler Treuhandgesellschaft collection from the National Archives of Belgium

Copyright Holder: Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium) Contains records of the Brusseler Treuhandgesellschaft. This organization was founded by the German occupiers in October 1940 as an "anonymous corporation" that seized control of enemy goods, including bank accounts and real estate. These documents provide an account of how the Jews residing in Belgium were looted by the German regime. Brüsseler Treuhandgesellschaft (BTG) was founded in October 12, 1940 by the German Military Administration in Belgium. The BTG was active in a first phase in the search for enemy and Jewish goods and possessions. In a second phase, BTG was responsible for the centralization, administration, and liquidation of these assets.