PORR AG and its Subsidiaries during the National Socialist Era

edited by Oliver Rathkolb, Bertrand Perz, Sybille Steinbacher and contributions by Christian Rabl and Pavel Szobi

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Extent: 359 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: German Studies

Series: Zeitgeschichte im Kontext

Series volume number: 25

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2025)

ISBN: 9783847119401

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $82.00

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The articles in this volume provide an academically thorough analysis of the history of the Austrian PORR AG under the Hitler regime in the years 1938 to 1945, ranging from the forced aryanization immediately after the “Anschluss” to the construction activities on various major projects in Austria and internationally. An important subject of research here is the treatment of the company’s (forced) employees. The development of PORR during the Nazi era and in the first post-war years, its differences notwithstanding, can be seen as typical of one of the major Austrian construction companies.


The articles in this volume provide an academically thorough analysis of the history of the Austrian PORR AG under the Hitler regime in the years 1938 to 1945, ranging from the forced aryanization immediately after the “Anschluss” to the construction activities on various major projects in Austria and internationally. An important subject of research here is the treatment of the company’s (forced) employees. The development of PORR during the Nazi era and in the first post-war years, its differences notwithstanding, can be seen as typical of one of the major Austrian construction companies.

  • Contributions by Christian Rabl
  • Contributions by Pavel Szobi
  • Edited by Bertrand Perz
  • Edited by Oliver Rathkolb
  • Edited by Sybille Steinbacher