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60 Years of the Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance
The Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DÖW), an important institution in the reappraisal of Austria's Nazi past, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1963 by former resistance fighters and victims of Nazi persecution as well as committed academics, the DÖW has played a central role in researching and communicating the history of resistance against the Nazi regime.
Austrian President Van der Bellen congratulated the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance on its 60th anniversary. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Peter Lechner/HBF
The anniversary ceremony took place in Vienna City Hall, with speeches by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig, and Science Minister Martin Polaschek. Van der Bellen praised the DÖW as an "important pillar in the fight for the historical, relentless reappraisal of our darkest history" and emphasized its importance in the current fight against…
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