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Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit


A sensitive portrait of one of the most important eras of Austrian history – from Austria’s Allied occupation until the re-establishment of full sovereignty with the State Treaty in 1955. Erich Lessing portrayed politics as well as a new emerging society and the revival of the cultural scene in post-war Austria. Text contributions by well-known personalities like Gerd Bacher, Alexander Giese and Ludwig Steiner.



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The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 in the presence of Foreign Ministers Dulles (USA),Macmillan(GB),Pinay(F),Molotov (USSR) and Figl,Austria.Austrian Chancellor Raab and Molotov waving to crowds from balcony of the Chancellery.
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The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 i...

The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 in the presence of Foreign Ministers Dulles (USA),Macmillan(GB),Pinay(F),Molotov (USSR) and Figl,Austria.Jubilant crowds outside the Belvedere Palace where the treaty was signed.
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The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,195...

Shortly before the signing of the Austrian state treaty of May 15,1955, Soviet foreign minister Molotov arrives at Bad Voeslau airport in the Russian-occupied zone for final talks with the Austrian government. Vienna,1955
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Shortly before the signing of the Austrian state treaty of May 15,1955, Soviet...

Shortly before the signing of the Austrian state treaty of May 15,1955, Soviet foreign minister Molotov arrives at Bad Voeslau airport for final talks with the Austrian government. He is greeted by Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl. Vienna,1955
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Shortly before the signing of the Austrian state treaty of May 15,1955, Soviet...

The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 in the presence of Foreign Ministers Dulles (USA),Macmillan(GB),Pinay(F),Molotov (USSR) and Figl,Austria.Secretary of State Foster Dulles leaves the Allied Council Building after the last session on the Austrian treaty of independence. Vienna.
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The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 i...

The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 in the presence of Foreign Ministers Dulles (USA),Macmillan(GB),Pinay(F),Molotov (USSR) and Figl,Austria.Jubilant crowds in downtown Vienna,1955
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The Austrian State Treaty,ending Allied Occupation, was signed on May 15,1955 i...

The end of the occupaton: On the 1000 m high Semmering Pass in the Austrian Alps, Soviet soldiers with full pack mount a truck as Soviet occupation troops quit the zonal checkpoint. This was a move in preparation for the complete withdrawal of Soviet troops from Austria by October 1, 1955. August 23, 1955.
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The end of the occupaton: On the 1000 m high Semmering Pass in the Austrian Alp...

End of the occupation in Austria: the last Soviet troops leave Vienna on September 19, 1955, after ten years of occupation. The last British and United States troops left at about the same time.
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End of the occupation in Austria: the last Soviet troops leave Vienna on Septemb...

Summit Conference Geneva,1955:Participants:USA:Dwight D.Eisenhower,John Foster Dulles;Soviet Union:Nikolai Bulganin,Nikita Khrushtchev;France:Edgar Faure,Antoine Pinay;GB:Anthony Eden,Harold Macmillan. First meeting of the Four Power Conference.
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Summit Conference Geneva,1955:Participants:USA:Dwight D.Eisenhower,John Foster...

Summit Conference, Geneva, 1955. Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai A.Bulganin, US-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, French Prime Minister Edgar Faure and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden pose for the press in the courtyard of the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
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Summit Conference, Geneva, 1955. Soviet Prime Minister...

Summit Conference,Geneva, 1955: Publisher Fritz Molden disguised as a photographer, watches the meeting of the four statesmen, critically observed by a Swiss policeman.
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Summit Conference,Geneva, 1955: Publisher Fritz Molden disguised as a photograp...

Coposer Gottfried von Einem greeting conductor Karl Boehm.
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Coposer Gottfried von Einem greeting conductor Karl Boehm.