Reich Commissioner for the Reunification of Austria with the German Reich : Correspondence-Josef Bürckel Reichskomissar für Wiedervereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich : Korrespondenzen-Josef Bürckel (Sign. AT-OeStA/AdR ZNsZ RK)
Extent and Medium
138 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Reichskommissar für die Wiedervereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich.
Biographical History
On March 13, 1938, Reich Chancellor and Führer Adolf Hitler appointed Josef Bürckel as the Gauleiter (Nazi Governor) of Nazi-annexed Austria. By Hitler's special decree of April 23, 1938, Bürckel was also appointed the Reich Commissioner for the Reunification of Austria with the German Reich (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 407/1938). The Reich Commissioner was responsible for the transition and integration of Austria's state administrative functions into the larger German Reich. The position existed until March 31, 1940 when it was disbanded through Hitler's special decree of March 15, 1940 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 539/1940).
Archival History
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archives), Sign. AT-OeStA/AdR ZNsZ RK: Korrespondenz-Josef Bürckel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in April 2018.
Scope and Content
Correspondence of Reichskommissar für die Wiedervereiningung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich 'Reich Commissioner for Reunification of Austria with the German Reich' (Josef Bürckel (1895-1944)) with authorities and individuals regarding aryanization and expropriation of Jewish property and assets, racial laws, police, cultural matters, finances, propaganda and media.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in one series: 1. Correspondence, 1938-1940; and subject sub-series organized chronologically. Note: The microfilm reels # 1-6 are missing. The collection starts with microfilm reel #7.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Österreichisches Staatsarchiv
People
- Bürckel, Josef, 1895-1944.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
- Germany. Reichskommissar für die Wiedervereinigung Österreichs mit dem Deutschen Reich
Subjects
- Political parties--Germany--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Austria.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Austria--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Jewish property--Austria History--20th century.
- Antisemitism--Europe--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Austria.
Genre
- Document
- Correspondence.