Admont Displaced Persons' Camp

Austria by Klaus Fohringer / Austria

Here is the Admont camp copied from the Dr. Stieber's book: Nachkriegsflüchtlinge in Kärnten und der Steiermark (The Refugees After WW2 at Carinthia and Styria), 1997. I translated the legend; hopefully, in a proper way:

Photo #82097: A welcome sign in Hebrew hangs over the entrance gate to the Admont displaced persons camp.
USHMM Archives This image is for reference purposes only! Photo Credit: USHMM, courtesy of Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library Limited. Circa 1946 - 1948. Place: Locale: Admont, Region: Styria, Austria. Photographer: No photographer recorded, Source(s): 1. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND WIENER LIBRARY LIMITED; (Greece & Austria Album), Copyright: AGENCY AGREEMENT

Photo 57825: Bricha guides pose next to a row of covered trucks used to transport Jewish refugees from Hungary to Austria and Italy.
USHMM Photo Archives. This image is for reference purposes only! Photo Credit: USHMM, courtesy of George Stein, Sep 1946, Locale: Admont. Photographer: No photographer recorded. Copyright: USHMM

Photo 57826: George Stein poses next to a covered trucks that he used to transport Jewish refugees from Hungary to Austria and Italy. This work was temporarily suspended for the winter.
USHMM Photo Archives. This image is for reference purposes only! Photo Credit: USHMM, courtesy of George Stein, Feb 1947, Place: Locale: Admont, Region: Styria, Austria. Photographer: No photographer recorded. Copyright: USHMM

Photo: 57827: Members of the Admont DP camp soccer team.
USHMM Photo Archives. This image is for reference purposes only! Photo Credit: USHMM, courtesy of George Stein, Aug 10, 1947. Locale: Admont. Photographer: No photographer recorded. Copyright: USHMM

Monastery to SW with camp area, source: Admont municipality. The big building in the foreground is the famous monastery

Admont DP camp, view towards monastery. Source: Municipality (Admont book)

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