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"Recht als Unrecht" – Property registrations in Vienna from 1938 to 1945

Initial checks of the archival fonds of the "Vermögensverkehrsstelle" (Assets Transfer Office) which were handed over to the Austrian Archives of the Republic in 1989 revealed that the holdings and the name index were often not consistent. This quickly led to the idea of setting up an electronic database which would allow researchers to quickly gain access to the required archival material.

It was only through this database established in many years of arduous work that genealogical research on the victims of the holocaust as well as scientific research by international historians were made possible.

"Recht als Unrecht" initiated an intensified debate on confiscations and restitution. In 1998 and 2003, official Austria reacted with the foundation of the National Fund for the Victims of National Socialism and a mandate to the Historical Commission.

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Birth dates of the past 100 years have been locked. The symbol * indicates that the file was registered in Vienna but was handed over to another "Reichsgau". The files and possible additional information can be ordered from the Austrian Archives of the Republic, Austrian State Archives, by providing the name and file number. Please, contact HR. Dr. Hubert Steiner: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This database was created by Hofrat Dr. Hubert Steiner.