ABSTRACT
In Austria itself, Austrians had long viewed the war years as an especially dramatic burden during which the country endured its sad status as victim of the nasty German Nazis. It is not surprising that in the vast literature on the European theater of World War II the material on Nazi Germany in English has paid relatively little attention to developments in Austria and how the war affected Austrians with the exception of a few relatively narrow aspects. The issue of any separate treatment and release policy for soldiers from Austria needs further investigation. There are lots of aspects of the situation at home in Austria during the fighting that likewise require investigation. Andrea Strutz's report on the memories of Jews who fled Austria provides insights gathered in interviews with them in the New York of the 1990's.
