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KZ-Verband
- Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes
- 20230822
- English
- The collection contains approximately 15,200 files on individuals. The records were digitized and made accessible to users of the DÖW archive.
- Updated 8 months ago
The “KZ-Verband” collection of the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DÖW) consists almost entirely of applications for membership to this “Alliance of Politically Persecuted” between 1946 and 1948. The forms filled in by applicants include personal data and information on family members as well as information on the reason for their arrest and the length of imprisonment in jails, ghettos and concentration camps. Most files also contain additional copies of documents on “Schutzhaft” (protective custody), confirmation of release or CVs and letters. In many cases photos of the appli...