Displaced Persons -

DP Camps in Austria, H

Haid (Lackner)

Haid DP camp kindergarten in the 1950s; source: Kirchenzeitung Oö

HAID / ANSFELDEN (Oberösterreich, US zone)

Here are two examples from the detailed researched work in THE DISPLACED  by T. G. Lackner, about the Austrian Camp Haid and its sub-camps. These photos taken from Chapter 7 - German POW's in Camp Haid.

If anybody has questions about my DP Camp-research or book, please contact me at: FirstSouthArt@hotmail.com
 

3/14/05
My family was in a camp in Haiming, Austira near Imst after the war. I have a book which discusses the camp called "Heimat auf Zeit, Haiming 1946-1960". Thanks Gabriele I. Halsall

City archives: Stadtarchiv Hallein, Keltenmuseum, 5400 Hallein


Free coal campaign, 1953; source: USHMM

...Hellbrunn, Main, Land Salzburg (U.S.)
...Hellbrunn, Aged unit, Land Salzburg (U.S.)
...Hellbrunn, Transit centre ...Hellbrunn, Youth Center, formerly St. Gilgon, Land Salzburg (U.S.)

1/28/06 Dear Olga

I can not find the place as DP camp Hellbrunn. But the town of Salzburg has a part of town called "Hellbrunn" -- it is a very beautiful part of this town, with a wonderful garden, parks, "animalgarden", and a castle Hellbrunn with waterplays. I think, the name is perhaps ident with the name "Stadt Salzburg" (translated town of Salzburg). St. Gilgen is a very nice place on a lake. I searched for the place "St. Gilgen" in Salzkammergut, but I couldn't find really important things about this place.In former times I noticed, that in Styria have been several dp-camps, but most don't like speaking about the past. Sometimes old people tell about the past, but I must say, it is really seldom. Many communities in Styria have destroyed important things about the time between 1938 - 1945 and later. Perhaps people lived after the war II in the district St. Gilgen, other places like Mondsee, Bad Ischl are in the near vicinity. Herta.

Polish relief action, 1946; source: USHMM

2/26/06

I may have info on camp Hellbrunn in Salzburg. My dad Ivan Marak from the Ukraine lived with the family in Hellbrunn around 1947/48. He came to the USA in 1948. Every one came over except me who was sick. I lived in a small village in Seeham which is NE of Salzburg. Around 1949/50 I was brought back to Hellbrunn & was put in the same barracks that my family had lived in before they went to the USA. The barracks had been changed to kids only. We had about 10 kids living in my room. The oldest probably was about 18 who was supposedly a boxer, & the youngest about 7/8 which was my age. There were about 5 of us who left the camp every day to go to school (1st grade for me). In January about 5 of us were moved to a different camp close by. Those barracks probably had only about 6 rooms. It seemed to be an old age home with one room for the kids. We had a woman/nurse that was around during the day but went home at night. I also left camp to go to school but I don't remember anyone else going to school. In summer of 1951 I was taken to an all kids home (not a camp). All the kids were much younger so I had my own room with about 10 beds. When school started, the home filled up with school kids & we all went to school. One day in October 1952 I flew to the USA to be reunited with my family who lived in Marshfield Wisconsin. Bob

I was born on a farm in Obdahegg(?) Austria . My mother, Anastasia Siredzuk, also had a second daughter, Herlinda. I remember being at a DP camp (Hellbrunn maybe) later on - that is where she met and married my step-father Josef Schakalo. They emigrated to the United States. Any assistance you can provide to help fill in the gaps - both my parents refused to talk about the war and what happened later. Both of my parents are now deceased.This is very difficult; however, I feel it is important to find my roots. Matt Crouch

1/23/06 Dear Olga,

My mother is from the Ukraine. She is 80 years old but her memory is beginning to fade. I'm looking for relatives. My mother hasn't seen or heard from any family members since 1942. If my siblings and I have any relatives, we would be excited to discover them.

My mother, Theodora Kondiak, was born in Zmijowiska, Ukraine. This is approximately five miles from Wielkie Oczy, Ukraine. Her mother's name was Katarzyna Dudek Kondiak.

In 1942 Theodora was forced to leave Zmijowiska, Ukraine and work on a farm owned by Matthias Gahleitner. I can't read her German issued job card since it is written in German and I speak English. Under Matthias Gahleitner it has St. Peter a/Wbg., Kasten 33. Under that is the word Rohrbach. I think this may be somewhere in Austria.

She worked there for 3 1/2 years. When Europe was liberated she had to change her name in order to get into a displaced person's camp. The Ukrainian camps were full. Some Ukranian soldiers provided papers with the another name. She got into a Polish camp called Hellbrunn near Salzburg, Austria.

She married an American soldier (Keith Leon Merrick) in the Austria Roman Catholic Church in 1946. My sister was born in 1946 at the Central DP Hospital, 1 Kajetaner Platz Salzburg, Austria. She gave an address of Enns, Austria on my sister's birth certificate. My father's residence on this certificate is listed as TRP C. 24th Constaburay Squadron, Enns, Austria. She left Hellbrunn, Salzburg (Austria) in 1945 to go to USA. The paper referred to the War Bride Staging Area.

You've got a great web page. I've spent hours reading many stories that sound much like my mother's history. It's people like you and websites like yours that give me hope. Sincerely, Leo K. Merrick
nbmerrick@cableone.net
merrickrv@onewest.net


1/27/06 Followup: Another happy reunion through dpcamps.org. Leo has found his mother's family and will be making contact with them. St. Peter am Wimberg (St. Peter a. Wgb) in the distrcit Rohrbach and the part of the place was called "Kasten 33" im Mühlviertel. The place is in the country of Oberösterreich. You can find the place in near from Linz, the capital town from Oberösterreich.

Hoetting, see Hötting

Hohenems, at Dornbirn (French zone)

Hörsching DP Camp 60, has its own page. See also Kirchenholz

Hötting - at Inssbruck UNRRA team 189?, (French zone)

Archives of Europe: http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/euro1.html