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aftermath of the Holocaust. Germany. Heidenheim was a mid-size, predominantly Jewish displaced persons (DP) camp in the American zone of occupation in the Stuttgart district. The US Army carved the camp out of part of a German village by requisitioning private housing.
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Background. Even in the midst of the war years, the Allied...
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From 1945 to 1957, more than 250,000 Jewish displaced...
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These records detail the history of the displaced person camps in Germany, primarily in the American zone. They include the records of the individual camps as well as political and cultural groups that operated within the camps.
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Displaced camps in Germany, and more. Study guide for all the 1945-1949 holocaust of all nationalities during World War II, Ukrainians, Polish, Germans, Latvians, Estonians, Italians, French, Yugoslavs, Catholic, Orthodox, Jews and other religions. Photos, E-mail inquiries, research links.
Citation. Staff Only. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Guide to the Records of the Displaced Person Camps and Centers in Germany (RG 294.2) Series V: Camps and Centers F-Z, 1945-1950. Subseries 9: Heidenheim, camp, 1947-1948. Scope and Contents. From the Series:
The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps, 1945-1956 A Visual Retrospective. Family. ... the first baby born at the Heidenheim DP camp, Germany, 1946.
The one million or so people who remained (approximately 250,000 of which were Jewish) became a somewhat more permanent problem in postwar Europe (primarily in Germany). To care and provide a temporary residence for these people, Displaced Persons’ (DP) camps were created.
