ATRIUM, Centre for Ancient Cultures, Department of Archaeologies, University of Innsbruck, Langer Weg 11, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, University of Vienna, Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, 1190 Wien, Austria.
Forensic Sci Int. 2021 Jan;318:110570. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110570. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
The Second Republic of Austria was established after the Second World War. As a former part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and subsequently Nazi Germany, its history is strongly shaped by two world wars and the deaths of millions of people. The handling of human remains and graves of victims of National Socialist terror, members of the armed forces of nations participating in the world wars as well as civilian casualties that are located on today's federal territory, has been regulated by law since 1948. The responsibility officially lies with the Federal Ministry of the Interior / Department for War Graves Services. In practice, various institutions and interest groups have been involved in the identification and maintenance of so-called "war graves" and the recovery of human remains. This article aims to provide a brief outline of the current legal situation in Austria and discusses varying practices of handling war graves by presenting historical and recent examples.
奥地利第二共和国成立于第二次世界大战之后。作为奥匈帝国和纳粹德国的前一部分，它的历史深受两次世界大战和数百万人死亡的影响。自 1948 年以来，有关人员一直在依法处理位于当今联邦领土上的纳粹恐怖主义、参与世界大战的国家的武装部队成员以及平民受害者的遗体和坟墓。该责任正式由内政部/战争公墓事务司承担。在实践中，各种机构和利益集团一直参与所谓的“战争公墓”的鉴定和维护以及遗体的挖掘工作。本文旨在简要概述奥地利当前的法律状况，并通过展示历史和近期的例子，讨论处理战争公墓的不同做法。
