Dealing with National Socialism after 1945

Despite massive destruction in the preceding years, the University of Vienna resumed operations immediately after the war. Dealing with the university’s involvement in National Socialism and disciplining members who often were still advocates of Nazi ideology was overcast by the efforts of “reconstruction” and “new beginnings” after 1945. National Socialism (and Austrofascism) had left deep marks that resonated at the university and outside it for years to come.