Encampment in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Austria: Post-War History and Documentation

Author:   Priv.-Doz. Dr. Hannes Leidinger ,  Mag. Dieter Bacher ,  Dr. Anne Unterwurzacher ,  Dr. Katharina Bergmann-Pfleger
Publisher:   V&R unipress GmbH
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9783847119968


Publication Date:   15 June 2026
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Encampment in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Austria: Post-War History and Documentation


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Between 1945 and 1955, hundreds of camps existed in the Soviet occupation zone of Austria. They served the internment and accommodation of displaced persons, repatriates, former prisoners of war, expellees, former National Socialists, and segments of the Austrian civilian population. Yet these camps have long remained marginal in scholarship and only weakly anchored in collective memory. This volume presents the results of the FWF project Encampment and offers the first systematic reconstruction of the camp landscape in the Soviet zone in post-war Austria. Drawing on extensive archival research, local investigations, and in-depth analysis on several examples of camp infrastructure, it examines structures, actors, functions, and continuities. Particular attention is paid to factors like trajectories into and out of the camps or questions of agency. Additionally, a digital map including details on the 247 identified sites is available.

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Author:   Priv.-Doz. Dr. Hannes Leidinger ,  Mag. Dieter Bacher ,  Dr. Anne Unterwurzacher ,  Dr. Katharina Bergmann-Pfleger
Publisher:   V&R unipress GmbH
Imprint:   V&R unipress GmbH
Edition:   1. Edition
ISBN:  

9783847119968


ISBN 10:   3847119966
Publication Date:   15 June 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Hannes Leidinger, geboren 1969, studierte Geschichte, Klassische Archäologie und Ur- und Frühgeschichte in Wien. Er lehrt am Institut für Geschichte der Universität Wien. Umfangreiche Studien zur Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, zur Entwicklung Österreichs im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert sowie zur Kommunismus-, Sozialismus- und Kapitalismusforschung. Zahlreiche Auszeichnungen. Dr. Katharina Bergmann-Pfleger ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Kriegsfolgenforschung, Graz – Wien – Raabs. Hannes Leidinger, geboren 1969, studierte Geschichte, Klassische Archäologie und Ur- und Frühgeschichte in Wien. Er lehrt am Institut für Geschichte der Universität Wien. Umfangreiche Studien zur Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, zur Entwicklung Österreichs im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert sowie zur Kommunismus-, Sozialismus- und Kapitalismusforschung. Zahlreiche Auszeichnungen.

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