Ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Austria

 
in German:
Festveranstaltung anlässlich '60 Jahre Befreiung Österreichs'

Project

 

Description

The Upper Austrian Provincial Concentration Camp Association held a ceremonial event on 7-8 May 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Austria. On the evening before the ceremony, there was a meeting for resistance fighters. The program consisted of readings of antifascist literature by various artists. On Sunday 8 may, they took part in the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the former concentration camp Mauthausen.

in German:
Der KZ-Landesverband OÖ plant vom 7.-8. Mai 2005 eine würdige Festveranstaltung anlässlich '60 Jahre Befreiung Österreichs' durchzuführen. Am Vorabend zu der Befreiungsfeier wird es ein Treffen der WiderstandskämpferInnen geben. Das Programm besteht unter anderem aus dem Vortragen von antifaschistischer Literatur durch verschiedene KünstlerInnen. Am Sonntag, den 8. Mai, soll eine gemeinsame Teilnahme an der 60. Befreiungsfeier des ehemaligen Konzentrationslagers Mauthausen stattfinden.

Applicant

Concentration Camp Association Upper Austria (Upper Austrian Provincial Alliance of anti-Fascists, Resistance Fighters and Victims of Fascism)

in German:
KZ-Verband/VdA Oberösterreich (Landesverband Oberösterreich der AntifaschistInnen, WiderstandskämpferInnen und Opfer des Faschismus)

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

30 Nov 2004

Category

Remembrance event

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.