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Kz Mauthausen, Besuch Heinrich Himmler, Franz Ziereis

Zentralbild, 1.3.1957 Mauthausen ... Heinrich Himmler visiting Mauthausen which was opened on August 8, 1938, a few months after the Anschluss of Austria and Germany on March 12, 1938, which marked the beginning of Adolf Hitler's drive through Europe. The site for the camp was chosen by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS , and the man who had authority over all the camps. The location was in farm country, but near the Wienergraben, a municipal quarry which supplied the city of Wien (Vienna) with granite stones. The quarry was near the city of Linz - April 1941. Abgebildete Personen:

Himmler, Heinrich: Reichsführer der SS, Deutschland ( PND 11855123X)
Kaltenbrunner, Ernst Dr. jur.: SS, Ritterkreuz (RK), Chef des Reichssicherheitshauptamtes, Deutschland
Eigruber, August: Gauleiter in Oberdonau/Ostmark, Österreich ( PND 127548963)
Ziereis, Franz: SS-Sturmbannführer, Lagerkommandant des KZ Mauthausen, Deutschland
Bachmayer, Georg: SS-Hauptsturmführer, Kommandant im KZ Mauthausen, Deutschland

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KZ Mauthausen

Date

1941

Photographer

Unknown

Institution

German Federal Archives

	Native name	Das Bundesarchiv
	Location	Koblenz (headquarters)
	Coordinates	50° 20′ 33.00″ N, 7° 34′ 21.00″ E
	Established	1952
	Website	www.bundesarchiv.de
	Authority control	WorldCat

Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst - Zentralbild (Bild 183)

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Bild 183-45534-0005

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Image title	Zentralbild, 1.3.1957 Mauthausen ... eines der berüchtigsten Konzentrationslager, in dem Hunderttausende von Menschen aller Nationen von den faschistischen Henkern zu Tode gefoltert wurden. UBz: Die faschistischen Banditen inspizieren ihr Vernichtungswerk. Himmler (Mitte), Kaltenbrunner, Eigruber, Ziereis und Bachmayer, der Kommandant des Konzentrationslagers Mauthausen. 1941- Himmler im Gespräch mit Sturmbannführer Ziereis.
Author	o.Ang.
IIM version	2
Headline	Kz Mauthausen, Besuch Heinrich Himmler, Franz Ziereis
Credit/Provider	Bundesarchiv
Short title	Bild 183-45534-0005

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