Reparations

The Church of St. Rupert and the Roman Vienna, the most ancient building in Vienna, Austria. It is said that the foundation was erected in 740 A.D. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Departure of the members of the U.S. Reparations Mission from Tullin Airfield in Vienna, Austria. Edwin Pauley pictured at left. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Hitler's bullet proof convertible sedan given to General Mark Clark by the people of Austria, used by Ambassador Edwin Pauley while in Vienna, Austria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

General George F. Schulgen (at left)and pilot who flew him from Vienna, Austria to Tullin Airport in a Piper Cub. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Dr. Luther Gulick (at left), Edwin Pauley (center), and General Mark Clark (at right), inspect the trailer used by the General in the Italian campaign. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

General Tate greets Edwin Pauley upon his arrival at Tullin Airport in Vienna, Austria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Removing debris from St. Stephans Church in Vienna, Austria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Arrival at Tullin Airfield in Vienna, Austria, July 16, 1946. Left to right, N. M. Elias, General L. M. Haynes, Dr. Luther Gulick, General George Schulgen, General R. H. Tate, Mr. Edwin Pauley, and Martin Bennett. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Secretariat of the U.S. Reparations Mission at work. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Airplane crew during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).