Prisoners of War Kriegsgefangene

Identifier
irn37206
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.57
  • RG-17.028M
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

312 digital images, JPEG

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

1 DVD,

Archival History

Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

Acquisition

Records from the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archives), archival signature : AT-OeStA/AdR MaNsZ KG. The records originate from the following agencies: Kriegsarchiv (acquired in the mid-1950s), and Archiv der Republik (1987 transfer). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received duplicates of the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archival Programs in May 2009.

Scope and Content

The collection Kriegsgefangene consists of several war-time prisoner lists of which two lists were reproduced by the USHMM: 1. Stammlager XVII B Gneixendorf/Sterbebuch/AdR/DWM/08 ("Gfg. Lgr. Gneixendorf, Totenbuch 2.8.43-26.4.45"). This list contains prisoners of war of various nationalities, including Americans, who died in the POW camp Gneixendorf between August 2, 1943 and April 26, 1945. The list of the dead includes Americans, Belgians, French, Italians, Poles, Romanians, Russians, Slovaks, Yugoslavs, and other nationalities. 2.The second list includes more than 2,000 prisoners from various countries whom the Gestapo transferred from jail in Vienna to the “labor reeducation camp” in Oberlanzendorf between January 1, 1944 and July 13, 1944. This list of prisoners includes Croatians, Greeks, French, Poles, Russians, Serbians, Slovaks, Ukrainians, and other nationalities. The list also includes political prisoners.

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