You were interned in france
If you were interned in France you are eligible for the official “title” of “political internee”. After being given the official “title” of internee, you can apply for a pension.
Compensations provided by the national office of veterans 
Who is eligible to receive the official title of “political internee”?
In France the title of “political internee” refers to any person who was interned after June 16, 1940, due to the Nazi occupier or the French state, for motives other then acts of Resistance, with the exception of ordinary offences.The title of “political internee” (instituted by the law #48-1404, on September, 9, 1948 and the decree # 50-325, on March 1st, 1950) is accessible to French persons and foreign persons present in France at the time who:
• were interned from June 16, 1940 by the enemy or by the de facto authority claiming to be the government of the French state. A duration of 3 months is required, except in case of escape or disability caused by internment. The internment must have taken place on the metropolitan territory; however, certain camps in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco are eligible.
• suffered before June 16, 1940 from an administrative or judiciary measure depriving them from their freedom and who were interned beyond the duration of their sentence by the enemy or by the de facto authority claiming to be the government of the French state, in consequence of the danger that the liberation of the aforementioned persons would have represented for the enemy, because of their prior activity.
• was interned in a children’s house of the U.G.I.F. (Union Générale des Israelites de France) or of the O.S.E. (Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants) for 3 months at least.
The internment should not be the consequence of a crime that is not covered by the ordinance of July 6, 1943, which removed the criminal nature of offences committed for the cause of Resistance.
What are the rights given by the title of “political internee”?
The title of “political internee” gives the right:• to a pension of civil victims of war under the conditions of the code of military pensions of invalidity and war victims (reversible but not transferable). The surviving dependant’s pension is accepted only if the disability is equal or superior to 85%
• to the consideration of the period of deportation or internment in the calculation of the seniority required for retirement as well as in the promotion when it wasn’t taken into account under other provisions
• to the compensation for loss of assets
• to wear the “Medal of the deportation and internment”
• to be within the jurisdiction of the National Office of Veterans and War Victims (ONAC)
To apply for a title of “political internee”, contact:
OFFICE NATIONAL DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS
Direction Générale
Monsieur Daniel ARNAUD
Chef du Département Reconnaissance et réparations (head of the Dpt Recognition and Reparations)
8 Rue Neuve Bourg l’Abbé
BP 552
14037 CAEN CEDEX
Website of the Ministry: www.defense.gouv.fr
How do I apply for a ’political internee’s’ pension?
• The applicant needs to get the title of ’political internee’ before applying for the pension.• The applications are subject to a ministerial decision after consultation of the departmental commission and the national commission of “political deportees and internees”.
• A medical visit, intended to evaluate the harm endured and the repercussions, will be arranged by the services of the Ministry of Defense and will serve as a basis to determine the amount of the pension.
After obtaining the title of “political internee”, send your pension application to:
MINISTERE DE LA DEFENSE
Service des pensions des armées
5 Place de Verdun
17016 LA ROCHELLE Cedex 1
France
Website of the Ministry: www.defense.gouv.fr
Remark
The persons who were interned in France during WWII, who don’t have the French nationality today and who don’t already receive a pension from Germany, can apply for a pension from the French authorities if they are citizens from Poland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Belgium (countries which have a reciprocity agreement with France) or if they have a statute of refugee according to the Geneva convention and the French organization OFPRA.
Reparations allocated by the claims conference
You were interned: Reparations under the Article 2 program of the Claims Conference
Those who lived in France, for at least 6 months in a camp or 18 months hidden or under a fake identity. This pension has been extended to Jews of Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria for internment in certain forced labor camps. Lately, other countries like Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, ex-Yugoslavia, Libya and Bulgaria have been acknowledged, but on certain specific dates and conditions (contact the Claims Conference for more information).
These requirements are:
• For retired persons: there is no limit for retirement pensions, but all other revenues must not exceed a yearly revenue of €13,500 per person;
• Other patrimony criteria are also considered such as: second homes, life insurance, various bank assets, and must not exceed the sum of $500,000 per person.
• Applicants should not have received a compensation of more than DM35,000 from other reparations programs for victims of the Shoah or receive a monthly pension from the compensation program of German law named BEG.
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Article 2 fund
44 Sophienstrasse
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
For persons living in Israel, applications should be sent to:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Article 2 Fund
P.O. Box 74
Tel Aviv 61000
Israel
Website : www.claimscon.org
If you are not eligible for any of the programs aforementioned, you may apply for the Hardship fund (a CLAIMS CONFERENCE’s program).
This program concerns persons who were persecuted in the Eastern and, in some cases, North-African countries for being Jewish and who cannot claim other compensations.
For persons living in Israel:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Hardship Fund
P.O. Box 74
Tel Aviv 61000
Israel
For other countries:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Hardship Fund
44 Sophienstrasse
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Who is eligible?
Those who lived in France, for at least 6 months in a camp or 18 months hidden or under a fake identity. This pension has been extended to Jews of Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria for internment in certain forced labor camps. Lately, other countries like Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, ex-Yugoslavia, Libya and Bulgaria have been acknowledged, but on certain specific dates and conditions (contact the Claims Conference for more information).
Conditions for North Africa
The potential beneficiaries are the persons who, for being Jewish, were detained for 6 months at least in a camp in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, whose list is below: in addition to Gabes, Marcia-Plage et Tniet-Agarev, the government acknowledges the following detention places:| TUNISIE
Ain-Zammit Bir M’Cherga Bizerte (Biserta) Bordj Fredj Boucha Cap Serrat (Kap Serrat) Cheylus Djebel-Chembi* Djebibinia (Jebibinah) Djelloula (Djalloula) Djougar (Djouggar) Drija, Oued Drija Dumergue-Frethia El-Guettar Enfindaville (Enfidaville) Gafsa Gare Goubellat Jefna (Djefna) Kasserine Katach-Baya Kondas (Kondar) Ksar-Tyr Le Kef, Kef Maa-Abiod Massicault Mateur Michaud Mohamedia (Mohammedia) Rossignol Saf-Saf Saouaf Sbikha Sedjenane Sfax Sidi-Ahmed Gare (Sidi Ahmed) Sousse (Ardent au Pic, Ardent de Piq) Sainte Marie du Zit (St.- Marie-du-Zit) Zaghouran (Zaghouan) |
ALGERIE Abdala, Abadla Aïn-Sefra Al-Arisha; El Arisha* Bechar, Clomb-Beachar Bedeau Ben-Chicao Beni Abbes Berreoaghia, Berrouaghia Boghari, Boghar Boussuet, Bossuet Carnot Cheragas Cherchel Constantine Crampas* Crampel Djebel-Felten Djelfa Djenin-Bou-Rezk, Djenin-Bouergh El-Aricha El-Guerre, El-Guerrah Fort Cafarelli Géryville Hadjerat-M’Guil Kenadzan, Kenadsa Kersas* Khenchela Laghouat Le Kreider Magenta Méchéria Meridija, El Meridj Qued-Djerch, Qued Djer Quargla* Rezaline, Relizane* Saïda |
MAROC Agdz (Agdt) Aïn al Quraq (Ain el Ousak; Ain el Quarak; Aïn-el-Ourak) Ain Guenfounda Aït Amar (bei Qued Zem) Azemmour (Sidi-El- Ayachi) Berguent Bou Arfa (Bour-Afra; Baouârfa) Bou Denib (Boudnib) Casablanca D’Immouzer* Djérada El Karib (El Karit) Erfoud Foum el Flah (Foum Defla) Fqih ben Salh (Fquih ben Salh) (bei Settat) In Fout (Im Fout; Infoud; Imfout; Qujda-Imfout) Kanadasa, Kenadsa Kasbah Tadla* Mengoub Midelt* Missour (Misur) Moulay Bou Azza* Oued Akrouch (Oured Aktesch ; Oued Akreuch; Oued Ankrench) Oued Monod; Monod* Oued Zem Settat (Stetat) Sidi el Ayachi (Sidi al Ayyashi; Ayachi bei Azemmour) Skhirat Tamanar Tendarra (Tandara; Tendrara) |
What is the nature of the compensation?
Eligible persons can get a lifetime pension of €291 per month. This pension is non transferable, non reversible. There are certain requirements to meet, especially about revenue (you need to make enquiries regularly because eligibility requirements are changing).These requirements are:
• For retired persons: there is no limit for retirement pensions, but all other revenues must not exceed a yearly revenue of €13,500 per person;
• Other patrimony criteria are also considered such as: second homes, life insurance, various bank assets, and must not exceed the sum of $500,000 per person.
• Applicants should not have received a compensation of more than DM35,000 from other reparations programs for victims of the Shoah or receive a monthly pension from the compensation program of German law named BEG.
Where do I send my application?
For persons living outside of Israel, applications should be sent to :CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Article 2 fund
44 Sophienstrasse
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
For persons living in Israel, applications should be sent to:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Article 2 Fund
P.O. Box 74
Tel Aviv 61000
Israel
Website : www.claimscon.org
If you are not eligible for any of the programs aforementioned, you may apply for the Hardship fund (a CLAIMS CONFERENCE’s program).
This program concerns persons who were persecuted in the Eastern and, in some cases, North-African countries for being Jewish and who cannot claim other compensations.
Where do I send my application?
For persons living in Israel:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Hardship Fund
P.O. Box 74
Tel Aviv 61000
Israel
For other countries:
CLAIMS CONFERENCE
Hardship Fund
44 Sophienstrasse
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
If you were forced to work during the war
If you were forced to work during the war, there is a supplementary pension’s program for persons who worked in a ghetto.
The persons who worked in a ghetto in Poland or in a country occupied by the Germans are eligible for a supplementary pension, transferable to the surviving spouse. Those whose application file was rejected a few years ago are now getting compensations because two new liberal laws were adopted on June 2 and 3, 2009.
Applications should be sent to:
L.V.A.
Landesversicherungsandstalt Rheinland Pfalz
Eichendorffstrasse 4-6
67346 SPEYER
GERMANY
Persons considered as foreigners during the war and receiving the “Wiedergutmachung” annuity under the BEG law for years are not eligible for any other compensation from the German government (except the supplementary pension).
The persons who worked in a ghetto in Poland or in a country occupied by the Germans are eligible for a supplementary pension, transferable to the surviving spouse. Those whose application file was rejected a few years ago are now getting compensations because two new liberal laws were adopted on June 2 and 3, 2009.
Applications should be sent to:
L.V.A.
Landesversicherungsandstalt Rheinland Pfalz
Eichendorffstrasse 4-6
67346 SPEYER
GERMANY
Remark:
“Political internees” can draw concurrently their pension and the annuity from Germany.Persons considered as foreigners during the war and receiving the “Wiedergutmachung” annuity under the BEG law for years are not eligible for any other compensation from the German government (except the supplementary pension).