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Headline: Czechoslovakian Refugees in front of the Valka-camp, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: Czechoslovakian Refugees in front of the Valka-camp on their way into freedom.Photo: Alfred StrobelImage number: 00279634Czechoslovakian Refugees in front of the Valka-camp, 1951Czechoslovakian Refugees in front of the Valka-camp on their way into freedom.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.01.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132457Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132438Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132437Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132436Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132439Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132440Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132441Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132444Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132443Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132442Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132445Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132446Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Date: 01.10.1946Image text: Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 01132447Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1946Camp of Sinti and Roma in the Deisenhofenerstrasse in Munich. After the war they had returned to Munich, but were unable to return to their homes because these were destroyed or occupied.
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Headline: Frauen auf der Rennbahn in München-RiemDate: 01.01.1946Image text: Displaced Persons als Besucher auf dem Rennplatz in München-Riem. Displaced Persons sind Personen nichtdeutscher Staatsangehörigkeit, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg von den deutschen Besatzungsbehörden in das Gebiet des Deutschen Reiches verschleppt wurden (als Zwangsarbeiter) oder dorthin geflüchtet sind.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00086623Frauen auf der Rennbahn in München-RiemDisplaced Persons als Besucher auf dem Rennplatz in München-Riem. Displaced Persons sind Personen nichtdeutscher Staatsangehörigkeit, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg von den deutschen Besatzungsbehörden in das Gebiet des Deutschen Reiches verschleppt wurden (als Zwangsarbeiter) oder dorthin geflüchtet sind.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is mended poorly and the windows nailed up with sheet metal.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154374The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is mended poorly and the windows nailed up with sheet metal.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is mended poorly and the windows are nailed up with sheet meta, on the grass a horse is grazing.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154375The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is mended poorly and the windows are nailed up with sheet meta, on the grass a horse is grazing.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is makeshift patched and the windows nailed to sheet metal.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154376The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The roof is makeshift patched and the windows nailed to sheet metal.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. Here the Ukrainian families have just received a sack of flour.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154377The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann in Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. Here the Ukrainian families have just received a sack of flour.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former study.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154380The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former study.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former drawing room with rabbit hutch.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154379The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former drawing room with rabbit hutch.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The staircase.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154378The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The staircase.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former garage is now a horse stable, as the current inhabitants, Ukrainian families, operate a carrying company.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154381The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former garage is now a horse stable, as the current inhabitants, Ukrainian families, operate a carrying company.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The fireplace of the former drawing room now houses rabbits.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154382The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The fireplace of the former drawing room now houses rabbits.
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Headline: The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947Date: 01.09.1947Image text: After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former salon is now a stable, store room and workshop.Photo: Fotoarchiv Otfried SchmidtImage number: 00154383The house of Thomas Mann in the post-war period, 1947After the war, the former house of Thomas Mann at Poschingerstrasse 1 was used as accommodation for displaced persons. The former salon is now a stable, store room and workshop.
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Headline: Jüdische Displaced Persons wandern nach Palästina ausDate: 15.07.1948Image text: Am 12. Juli 1948 machte sich der erste Transport jüdischer DPs von München aus auf den Weg nach Palästina. Diese 600 Auswanderer sind die ersten Juden aus Deutschland, die ein Visum der israelischen Regierung erhalten haben. Die Aufnahme zeigt, wie den Abreisenden von ihren zurückbleibenden Freunden noch Zigaretten zugesteckt.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00081503Jüdische Displaced Persons wandern nach Palästina ausAm 12. Juli 1948 machte sich der erste Transport jüdischer DPs von München aus auf den Weg nach Palästina. Diese 600 Auswanderer sind die ersten Juden aus Deutschland, die ein Visum der israelischen Regierung erhalten haben. Die Aufnahme zeigt, wie den Abreisenden von ihren zurückbleibenden Freunden noch Zigaretten zugesteckt.
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Headline: Jüdische Displaced Persons wandern nach Palästina ausDate: 15.07.1948Image text: Am 12. Juli 1948 machte sich der erste Transport jüdischer DPs von München aus auf den Weg nach Palästina. Diese 600 Auswanderer sind die ersten Juden aus Deutschland, die ein Visum der israelischen Regierung erhalten haben. Die Aufnahme zeigt, wie sich der Zug in Bewegung setzt und die Passagiere den Zurückbleibenden winken.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00081502Jüdische Displaced Persons wandern nach Palästina ausAm 12. Juli 1948 machte sich der erste Transport jüdischer DPs von München aus auf den Weg nach Palästina. Diese 600 Auswanderer sind die ersten Juden aus Deutschland, die ein Visum der israelischen Regierung erhalten haben. Die Aufnahme zeigt, wie sich der Zug in Bewegung setzt und die Passagiere den Zurückbleibenden winken.
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Headline: Jüdische Displaced Persons werden auf ihre Auswanderung vorbereitetDate: 19.12.1947Image text: Für die 'Displaced Persons' im Lager Feldafing am Starnberger See finden handwerkliche Ausbildungskurse statt. Hierdurch soll den nach Palästina Auswandernden Gelegenheit gegeben werden, sich auf ihre Tätigkeiten in der neuen Heimat vorzubereiten. Die Aufnahme zeigt den Besuch eines Reporters von Radion München in der Lehrlingswerktätte für Elektromotorenherstellung.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00081506Jüdische Displaced Persons werden auf ihre Auswanderung vorbereitetFür die 'Displaced Persons' im Lager Feldafing am Starnberger See finden handwerkliche Ausbildungskurse statt. Hierdurch soll den nach Palästina Auswandernden Gelegenheit gegeben werden, sich auf ihre Tätigkeiten in der neuen Heimat vorzubereiten. Die Aufnahme zeigt den Besuch eines Reporters von Radion München in der Lehrlingswerktätte für Elektromotorenherstellung.
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Headline: Jüdische Displaced Persons werden aus Berlin evakuiertDate: 23.07.1948Image text: Am Flughafen Rhein-Main in Frankfurt sind 150 jüdische DPs mit einem Flugzeug aus Westberlin eingetroffen. Sie gehören zu der Gruppe von 5000 Jüdischen DPs, die bisher in den Westsektoren Berlins lebten und nun in die Westzonen evakuiert werden. Die Aufnahme zeigt die Ankunft dieser Personen in Frankfurt am Main.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00081505Jüdische Displaced Persons werden aus Berlin evakuiertAm Flughafen Rhein-Main in Frankfurt sind 150 jüdische DPs mit einem Flugzeug aus Westberlin eingetroffen. Sie gehören zu der Gruppe von 5000 Jüdischen DPs, die bisher in den Westsektoren Berlins lebten und nun in die Westzonen evakuiert werden. Die Aufnahme zeigt die Ankunft dieser Personen in Frankfurt am Main.
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Headline: Handel im DP-Lager in Berlin, 1948Date: 28.07.1948Image text: Handel am Zaun eines Displaced Person-Lagers in Berlin, in dem Ausländer auf ihre Abfahrt nach Westdeutschland warten. Berliner versuchen, von den Insassen der Lager Waren jeder Art z.B. Zigaretten oder Bohnenkaffee zu kaufen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00088787Handel im DP-Lager in Berlin, 1948Handel am Zaun eines Displaced Person-Lagers in Berlin, in dem Ausländer auf ihre Abfahrt nach Westdeutschland warten. Berliner versuchen, von den Insassen der Lager Waren jeder Art z.B. Zigaretten oder Bohnenkaffee zu kaufen.
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Headline: Handel im DP-Lager in Berlin, 1948Date: 28.07.1948Image text: Handel am Zaun eines Displaced Person-Lagers in Berlin, in dem Ausländer auf ihre Abfahrt nach Westdeutschland warten. Berliner versuchen, von den Insassen der Lager Waren jeder Art z.B. Zigaretten oder Bohnenkaffee zu kaufen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00142184Handel im DP-Lager in Berlin, 1948Handel am Zaun eines Displaced Person-Lagers in Berlin, in dem Ausländer auf ihre Abfahrt nach Westdeutschland warten. Berliner versuchen, von den Insassen der Lager Waren jeder Art z.B. Zigaretten oder Bohnenkaffee zu kaufen.
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Headline: Jewish demonstration in munich, 1949Date: 10.08.1949Image text: Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329125Jewish demonstration in munich, 1949Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.
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Headline: Zusammenstöße mit Militärpolizei bei Demonstration von Displaced Persons, 1949Date: 11.04.1949Image text: Im Anschluss an eine Protestkundgebung von etwa 300 Mitgliedern des 'Bundes der ukainischen politischen Häftlinge' auf dem Königsplatz in München gegen das Regime in der Sowjetunion kam es zu Zusammenstößen zwischen Demonstranten und der amerikanischen Militärpolizei. Militärpolizisten bewachen Demonstrationsteilnehmer nach dem Ende der Kundgebung.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00043655Zusammenstöße mit Militärpolizei bei Demonstration von Displaced Persons, 1949Im Anschluss an eine Protestkundgebung von etwa 300 Mitgliedern des 'Bundes der ukainischen politischen Häftlinge' auf dem Königsplatz in München gegen das Regime in der Sowjetunion kam es zu Zusammenstößen zwischen Demonstranten und der amerikanischen Militärpolizei. Militärpolizisten bewachen Demonstrationsteilnehmer nach dem Ende der Kundgebung.
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Headline: Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Date: 10.08.1949Image text: Jewish people demonstrate in the Moehlstrasse against printing a antisemitic letter to the editor by Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329128Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Jewish people demonstrate in the Moehlstrasse against printing a antisemitic letter to the editor by Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.
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Headline: Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Date: 10.08.1949Image text: Jewish people demonstrate in the Moehlstrasse against printing a antisemitic letter to the editor by Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. they hold a banner: 'The proof of the german democracy, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the nest of nationalsocialism, we request the withdrawal of their license.'Photo: FoschImage number: 00329131Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Jewish people demonstrate in the Moehlstrasse against printing a antisemitic letter to the editor by Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. they hold a banner: 'The proof of the german democracy, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the nest of nationalsocialism, we request the withdrawal of their license.'
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Headline: Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Date: 10.08.1949Image text: Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329133Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.
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Headline: Displaced Persons in the Valka camp Nuremberg, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries. The picture shows representatives of groups of Displaced Persons (DP) from Arabia, Bulgaria, Latvia and Israel, Greece, Yugoslavia, Slovakia and Finland at a meeting.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00043653Displaced Persons in the Valka camp Nuremberg, 1951On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries. The picture shows representatives of groups of Displaced Persons (DP) from Arabia, Bulgaria, Latvia and Israel, Greece, Yugoslavia, Slovakia and Finland at a meeting.
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Headline: Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Date: 10.08.1949Image text: Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00329127Jewish demonstration in Munich, 1949Destroyed police car in moehlstreet after demonstration of jews in Munich. The riot take place after printing an antisemitic letter to the editor in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.
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Headline: Young people in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. Anfang der fünfziger Jahre war es, mittlerweile unter deutscher Verwaltung, das größte bayerische Lager für Flüchtlinge aus den Ostblockstaaten.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00085456Young people in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. Anfang der fünfziger Jahre war es, mittlerweile unter deutscher Verwaltung, das größte bayerische Lager für Flüchtlinge aus den Ostblockstaaten.
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Headline: Children in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. At the beginning of the 50s, under German administration, it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00085453Children in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. At the beginning of the 50s, under German administration, it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.
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Headline: Young people in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. At the beginning of the 50s, under German administration, it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00085452Young people in the Valka camp near Nuremberg, 1951On the site of the former Nuremberg-Langwasser prison camp, Allied relief organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who had come to Germany during the war. The camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka, from where originated most people accomodated here. At the beginning of the 50s, under German administration, it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.
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Headline: Black market in Valka camp in Nuremberg, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: Displaced persons in the former Langwasser camp for prisoners of war near Nuremberg, dealing with food and other things which they had received from the Allies. They sold these goods on the black market to speed up their departure. The Valka camp became a notorious black market center. Since the camp was inhabited mainly by Latvians and Estonians until 1949, they named the camp after the Latvian-Estonian border town Valka, which after the First World War had been divided into two parts by the new frontier, and from then on, was considered by both nations as a symbol of friendship. In the next few years, the "government camp for homeless foreigners" was mainly inhabited by refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries. In October 1951, it was by far the largest foreigners camp in Bavaria with 4,300 persons from 28 nations. Here you can see a Ukrainian woman in a fur coat and a Bulgarian trader with a vendor's tray.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00090776Black market in Valka camp in Nuremberg, 1951Displaced persons in the former Langwasser camp for prisoners of war near Nuremberg, dealing with food and other things which they had received from the Allies. They sold these goods on the black market to speed up their departure. The Valka camp became a notorious black market center. Since the camp was inhabited mainly by Latvians and Estonians until 1949, they named the camp after the Latvian-Estonian border town Valka, which after the First World War had been divided into two parts by the new frontier, and from then on, was considered by both nations as a symbol of friendship. In the next few years, the "government camp for homeless foreigners" was mainly inhabited by refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries. In October 1951, it was by far the largest foreigners camp in Bavaria with 4,300 persons from 28 nations. Here you can see a Ukrainian woman in a fur coat and a Bulgarian trader with a vendor's tray.
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Headline: Children in the refugee camp Ansbach, 1952Date: 01.01.1952Image text: Children of displaced persons are sitting amongst luggage in the refugee camp Ansbach.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00085458Children in the refugee camp Ansbach, 1952Children of displaced persons are sitting amongst luggage in the refugee camp Ansbach.
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Headline: People in the Valka camp Nuremberg,1958Date: 01.01.1958Image text: On the grounds of the former POW camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied relief organizations operate a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who came to Germany during the war . After the majority of the people accommodated here the camp was named Valka as the Latvian-Estonian border town . In the early fifties, under German administration,it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.Photo: Alfred StrobelImage number: 00043656People in the Valka camp Nuremberg,1958On the grounds of the former POW camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied relief organizations operate a camp for foreigners, so-called displaced persons, who came to Germany during the war . After the majority of the people accommodated here the camp was named Valka as the Latvian-Estonian border town . In the early fifties, under German administration,it was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.
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Headline: Gypsy children, 1951Date: 01.01.1951Image text: Gypsies in the Valka refugee camp in Nuremberg.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00279899Gypsy children, 1951Gypsies in the Valka refugee camp in Nuremberg.
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Headline: A train on the way to the Valka campDate: 01.01.1945Image text: In the Nuernberg-Dutzendteich Station, located near the camp Valka, there is a train with refugees for the Valka camp. On the car of the train is written with chalk the shortened destination "Valka". On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.Photo: Heinz HeringImage number: 00043685A train on the way to the Valka campIn the Nuernberg-Dutzendteich Station, located near the camp Valka, there is a train with refugees for the Valka camp. On the car of the train is written with chalk the shortened destination "Valka". On the grounds of the former prisoner of war camp Nuremberg-Langwasser Allied aid organizations operated a camp for foreigners, so called Displaced Persons who came to Germany during the war. After the majority of the here accommodated people the camp was named after the Latvian-Estonian border town of Valka. In the early fifties, under German administration, was the largest Bavarian camp for refugees from the Eastern Bloc countries.
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Headline: David Ben GurionDate: 14.10.1946Image text: David Ben Gurion, politician, IsraelPhoto: SZ PhotoImage number: 00272243David Ben GurionDavid Ben Gurion, politician, Israel
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