[Austrian Jewish Forced Labor in Germany] (ID: 45401)
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Description:
Shortly after Anschluss in March 1938, public construction authorities near Germany’s northwest coast and various localities near Hannover expressed interest in the possibility of obtaining able bodied Austrian Jews to support existing domestic forced labor projects. Beginning in late 1938, but mostly in 1939, about 2,000 Austrian Jews were sent to 17 sites in Germany for periods of a few months up to several years. Most were males utilized in construction projects, but there was also several hundred women sent for factory work.
It has proven difficult to identify most of the Austrian Jews sent to Germany. However, all Jews residing in Germany in May 1939 were included in the 1939 census. Searching the census by location, 286 Austrian Jews who were held in German forced labor installations at that time have been identified. When possible, additional materials were used to determine the person's ultimate fate.
The index includes name, date and place of birth, ultimate fate as determined by documents in the International Tracing Service (ITS) or Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes (DOEW), notes, and work site.
It has proven difficult to identify most of the Austrian Jews sent to Germany. However, all Jews residing in Germany in May 1939 were included in the 1939 census. Searching the census by location, 286 Austrian Jews who were held in German forced labor installations at that time have been identified. When possible, additional materials were used to determine the person's ultimate fate.
The index includes name, date and place of birth, ultimate fate as determined by documents in the International Tracing Service (ITS) or Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes (DOEW), notes, and work site.
Compiler:
Lande, Peter
Date Received:
17 Aug 2015
Sex:
Male and Female
Language:
English
Number of Persons (Exact):
285
List Type:
Forced labor
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