Österreichs Freiheitskampf

The booklet published by the information service of the Austrian government provides an overview of the Austrian resistance movement during the Nazi era. It describes chronologically the situation in Austria from 1933 to 1938, the reprisals against any opposition during the Anschluss and the reorganization of resistance by imprisoned decision makers in various concentration camps. This newly formed cooperation enabled the creation of resistance cells which were under constant threat by Gestapo and SD. Their difficult work is explained in detail. The organization of the resistance in the last year of the war and negotiations with the Allies is covered in a separate chapter. The last chapters concentrate on the resistance efforts in various Austrian regions including the South of Tyrol.