Overview

The Vienna Gestapo headquarters was the largest of its kind in the German Reich and the most important instrument of Nazi terror in Austria, responsible for the persecution of Jews, suppression of resistance and policing of forced labourers. Of the more than fifty thousand people arrested by the Vienna Gestapo, many were subjected to torturous interrogation before being either sent to concentration camps or handed over to the Nazi judiciary for prosecution. This comprehensive survey by three expert historians focuses on these victims of repression and persecution as well as the structure of the Vienna Gestapo and the perpetrators of its crimes.

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Author:   Elisabeth Boeckl-Klamper ,  Thomas Mang ,  Wolfgang Neugebauer
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781836950530

ISBN 10:   1836950535
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   01 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Charts Acknowledgements Notes on Text and Transliteration List of Abbreviations Glossary Introduction Chapter 1. The Gestapo as the Central Terror Instrument of the Nazi Regime Chapter 2. Establishment of the Gestapo in Austria and of Its Regional Headquarters in Vienna Chapter 3. Hotel Metropole: Headquarters of the Vienna Gestapo Chapter 4. The Gestapo in the Network of the SS and Political Structures – Organization of the Vienna Gestapo Chapter 5. The Officials and Employees of the Vienna Gestapo Chapter 6. Working Procedures and Methods of the Vienna Gestapo Chapter 7. Informants and Cell Spies – ‘Radio Games’ Chapter 8. Denunciations Chapter 9. Mass Arrests Chapter 10. The Vienna Gestapo and the Persecution of the Jews Chapter 11. Persecution of the Catholic Church and other Religious Bodies Chapter 12. Suppression of Organized Resistance Chapter 13. Suppression of Non-organized Resistance Chapter 14. Oberlanzendorf ‘Labour Education Camp’ Chapter 15. Vienna Gestapo Officials on ‘External Deployment’ Chapter 16. End-Phase Crimes Chapter 17. The End of the Vienna Gestapo Chapter 18. Prosecution of Vienna Gestapo Officials Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Index

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“An outstanding new study about the largest regional Gestapo headquarters in Hitler’s realm.” • American Friends of the Documentation Center of Austrian Resistance

Author Information

Elisabeth Boeckl-Klamper, Ph.D., is a long-standing research assistant and senior archivist at the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance.

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