Communicating, informing and deciding: The city of Brussels and passive collaboration 1941–1944

The flourish of activity, innovation and compliance which characterized the stages of registration and its early sequelae did not abate in 1941 and in subsequent years. The Germans continued to seek full compliance with their anti-Jewish Orders and the municipality continued to comply with German instructions. In May 1941, the mayor transmitted a list, compiled by his employees, of all German Jewish men with their names and addresses.1 Other questions arose in which the city and its officials did more than simply comply with German commands.