Completed Projects

Working Group Modern History and Historical Migration Research
Prof. Dr. Christoph A. Rass
[NGHM] [IMIS] [SFB1604]

Students from Osnabrück University work in the hilly landscape of Karya
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2023-2024]
Deadly forced labor in Karya.

Sub-project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, cooperation with the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labor, funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future.

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Ein Denkmal aus hellem Stein steht im Zentrum eines gepflasterten Weges, umgeben von schneebedecktem Boden. Vor dem Denkmal sind rote Blumengestecke platziert. Die Umgebung besteht aus hohen, schlanken Bäumen, die einen Wald bilden. Rechts vom Denkmal befindet sich ein dunkles, modernes Gebäude mit großen Fenstern. Ein bewölkter Himmel ist im Hintergrund zu sehen.
© Aliaksandr Dalhouski

[2022-2024]
Гвалт і памяць - Mapping the Co-Presence of Violence and Memory in Belarus.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, cooperation with the Minsk History Workshop, funded by the Foundation EVZ.

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[2022-2024]
Digital edition of Bernhard Beckmann's diaries.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, cooperation with the Geschichtsverein Glandorf, funded by the VGH-Stiftung.

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[2021-2023]
Geoarchaeological detection and documentation of extermination sites of the Shoah

in cooperation with the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, funded by the Federal Foreign Office

Die Bild zeigt eine Übersicht von Ausstellungen zur Gedenkstätte Malyj Trostinez. Im oberen Bereich befinden sich Navigationslinks und eine Suche nach Schlagwörtern. Darunter wird die Möglichkeit geboten, Ausstellungen zu durchsuchen. Es sind vier Ausstellungsbilder sichtbar
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2021-2022]
Digital indexing of the extermination site Maly Trostenez

[Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass together with the History Workshop Leonid Levin, Minsk & the University of Vienna], funded by the program Jugend erinnert of the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility Future.

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[2020-2024]
Negotiating Resettlement. Negotiations, patterns and long-term effects of the subsequent migration of violence-induced mobility after the Second World War.

Project leader: Dr. Sebastian Huhn, funded by the German Research Foundation (own position).

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Employees of Osnabrück University jointly analyze collected data on the computer
© 2021-10-08, Bild und © F.A. Heinen, Hollerath, Kriegsgefangenenlager; Nationalsozialismuzs; Rote Armee; Sonierung; Universität Osnabrück

[2020-2024]
Learning location 'battlefield'? New didactics of a conflict landscape Hürtgenwald.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, funded by the Landschaftsverband Rheinland.

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Ein herbstlicher Park mit einem weitläufigen Rasenbereich, der mit gefallenen Blättern bedeckt ist. Im Vordergrund steht eine einzelne Birke mit einer charakteristischen weißen Rinde, während im Hintergrund weitere Laubbäume sichtbar sind.
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2020-2022]
Soil remembered. Places of violence as conflict landscapes in historical culture

[Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Dr. Christin Bobe], in cooperation with the Esterwegen Memorial, funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation as part of the "Jugend erinnert" program.

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[2019-2024]
Mass data-based long-term models of migration-induced growing diversity in an urban context: Foreigner registers as a cultural asset and basis for reflexive migration research.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass & Prof. Dr. Andreas Pott, funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony.

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Ein Aktenordner liegt auf einem Tisch. Der Ordner hat ein marmoriertes Muster und trägt Etiketten mit verschiedenen Beschriftungen, darunter "ELBA" und "Bundesarchiv". Im Hintergrund sind weitere Aktenordner gestapelt. Aus einem Ordner ragen Papierbögen heraus. Die Oberfläche des Tisches ist grau, und im Hintergrund sind unscharfe Büroelemente erkennbar.
© Linda Ennen-Lange

[2019-2024]
"Displaced Persons" between repatriation, resettlement and integration in Lower Saxony's municipalities after the Second World War.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass & Dr. Sebastian Huhn, funded by the Pro*Niedersachsen program.

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Eine Karte von Kreta, die Orte markiert, die in deutschen Militärdokumenten von 1941-1945 erwähnt wurden. Rote Kreise in unterschiedlicher Größe zeigen die Häufigkeit der Erwähnungen an, je größer der Kreis, desto häufiger die Erwähnung. Hauptorte wie Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Knossos, Phaistos und Agios Nikolaos sind beschriftet. Eine Legende erklärt die Bedeutung der Kreisgrößen.
© Lukas Hennies

[2019-2021]
Cooperation partner in the project "Database of German military and paramilitary units in Greece 1941-1944/45"

[Dr. Sebastian Bondzio, Lukas Hennies & Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass].

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[2018-2025]
Junior Research Group: The Scientific Production of   Knowledge about Migration.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Thomas Groß, apl. Prof. Dr. Jochen Oltmer, Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pott, Prof. Dr. Helen Schwenken, funded by the Niedersächsische Vorab of the VW Foundation.

[2018-2021]
Prospection Schärpenburg

[Prof. Dr. Thomas Vogtherr, Dr. Andreas Stele, Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass], in cooperation with the municipality of Heede.

[2016-2023]
Georgsmarienhütte 1970. A town foundation and its subsequent processes.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, sponsored by the Georgsmarienhütte Art and Culture Foundation.

Mehrere Denkmäler und Gedenktafeln sind nebeneinander montiert und vor einem digitalen, blau gehaltenen Hintergrund dargestellt. Zu sehen sind Statuen, Säulen und Tafeln mit eingravierten Namen und Symbolen. Einige Objekte zeigen menschliche Figuren oder Köpfe, während andere abstrakter sind. Der Hintergrund wirkt futuristisch mit kreisförmigen, technischen Mustern.
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2023]
Teaching time at Osnabrück University: Researching, teaching, exhibiting: VR learning spaces in historical studies.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Prof. Dr. Lale Yildirim, Prof. Dr. Michael Brinkmeier.

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Exposed metal plates on the forest floor
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2023]
From "Green Hell" to "Green Belt": Mapping and digital concept for the "Juliushütte" memorial site.

Project management: PD Dr. Frank Wolff, project management, funded by the Thuringia Nature Conservation Foundation (SNT), in cooperation with the Mittelbau Dora Memorial, the Kalkriese Museum and Project, RWTH Aachen University (Dr. Christin Bobe) and regional monument preservation.

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Pictures of a graffiti, which are documented in the "Pan-History" app
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2022-23]
Pan-history: International network documenting, analyzing and communicating the transformation of places of violence in participatory citizen science formats.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Prof. Dr. Norbert de Lange, Dr. Valentin Schneider, funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture in the European and International Cooperation program area.

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Vor einem dunkelblauen Hintergrund ist eine stilisierte, weiße Umrisszeichnung eines Steins. Rechts daneben stehen in weißer Schrift die Worte "In Stein Gemeißelt", gefolgt von den Übersetzungen: "Set in Stone" (Englisch), "Высячаны ў камені" (Belarussisch) und "Izcirsts akmenī" (Lettisch)
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2022-2023]
Carved in stone? - Digitally tangible memory discourses in the urban space of Lower Saxony and Eastern Europe.

Sub-project leader: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, with the University of Göttingen in the Future Discourses program of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture.

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[2021-2023]
Geoarchaeological detection and documentation of extermination sites of the Shoah

in cooperation with the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, funded by the AA.

[2022]
Virtual learning site Malyj Trostenez/ Maly Trascjanec.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, in cooperation with the Minsk History Workshop and the Chair of Didactics of History (Prof. Dr. Lale Yildirim) at Osnabrück University, funded by the Foundation EVZ.

Exhibition page of the website "https://malyjtrostenez.nghm-uos.de"
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2021-2022]
Digital indexing of the extermination site Maly Trostenez

[Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass together with the History Workshop Leonid Levin, Minsk & the University of Vienna], funded by the program Jugend erinnert of the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility Future.

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Autumnal park landscape with deciduous trees and a meadow covered with falling leaves
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2020-2022]
Soil remembered. Places of violence as conflict landscapes in historical culture

[Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Dr. Christin Bobe], in cooperation with the Esterwegen Memorial, funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation as part of the "Jugend erinnert" program.

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Vor einem hellblauen Hintergrund steht in schwarzer Schrift "Tiny Desk Conferences". Darunter sind Informationen wie der Name "Thilo Neidhöfer", das Datum "10/04/2023", "No Comments" und "Sticky post" in kleinerer Schrift aufgeführt
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2020-2022]
The Tiny Desk Conferences. A transnational & interdisciplinary exchange on translations of migration.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Prof. Dr. Julie Weise & Prof. Dr. Peter Schneck, funded as a project of the WG Translations of Migration in the Migration Societies profile line at Osnabrück University.

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Vor einem zweifarbigen Hintergrund steht in großer weißer Schrift "Translations of Migration". Darunter folgt ein längerer Textabschnitt in kleinerer, schwarzer Schrift, der die Ziele und Aufgaben der Forschungsgruppe "Translations of Migration" beschreibt. Der Hintergrund des Textes ist hellblau.
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2020-2021]
Translations of Migration | second working phase.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, Prof. Dr. Peter Schneck, Prof. Dr. Julie Weise, funded as part of the "Migration Societies" profile line at Osnabrück University.

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[2020-2021]
Kommunale Vielfalt gestalten!, funded by the Regional Foundation Network Education.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass, funded by the Stiftung Stahlwerk, Georgsmarienhütte.

 

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Recorded mentions of a municipality/community in German military documents (1941-1944/45) on Crete
© Lukas Hennies

[2019-2021]
Cooperation partner in the project "Database of German military and paramilitary units in Greece 1941-1944/45"

Project management Dr. Dr. Valentin Schneider [Dr. Sebastian Bondzio, Lukas Hennies & Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass].

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[2018-2021]
Prospection Schärpenburg

[Prof. Dr. Thomas Vogtherr, Dr. Andreas Stele, Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass], in cooperation with the municipality of Heede.

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File drawer on the "Osnabrück Gestapo" in an archive
© Neueste Geschichte und Historische Migrationsforschung, Universität Osnabrück

[2018-2021]
Surveillance. Power. Regulation - personal and case files as an instrument of power of the Gestapo.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass with Dr. Sebastian Bondzio, funded by the German Research Foundation (grant).

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[2017-2021]
Hermann Helfgott - Zvi Asaria. A transnational rabbi's life in the age of extremes.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass & PD Dr. Frank Wolff, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for the Advancement of Science.

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[2018-2020]
Persecution of homosexual people in Osnabrück 1949 to 1994.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass & PD Dr. Frank Wolff], funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equality via the Queer Network Lower Saxony.

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[2017-2020]
 Transnational Memories of Nazi Forced Labor and Migration.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass & Dr. Sebastian Huhn, project of the working group People on the Move [IMIS, NIOD, ITS], funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Past Future.

Further projects [2005-2019]

  • [2017-2019] Family history as migration history. Workshop campaign with schools in cooperation with the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven as part of the Kalliope Prize for practical migration research.
  • [2017-2018] Écraser l'infâme! Artists and the Concentration Camp, in cooperation with the Sachsenhausen Memorial, the Center for Persecuted Arts and the agency baier+wellach, funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
  • 2016/17] "Reise mit zwei Koffern" [Journey with two suitcases] Annotated translation of the memoirs of Auguste (Gustl) Moeses-Nussbaum, in cooperation with the  Center for Persecuted Arts, funded by the Lower Saxony Foundation, the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation, the Osnabrück Savings Bank and the Georgsmarienhütte Steelworks Foundation.
  • [2013-2017] "Fallen" in the history of society. The death of soldiers in the First World War and its aftermath in western Lower Saxony, funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture in the Pro*Niedersachsen program.
  • [2011-2016] Social profile analysis of the Federal Intelligence Service and its predecessors. Methodological basis and evaluation on behalf of the Independent Historical Commission for Research into the History of the Federal Intelligence Service.
  • [2016] Family history as migration history. Workshops with pupils and project presentation at the Emsländische Landschaft 2017 Landscape Day, sponsored by the Emsländische Landschaft.
  • [2015-2016] History of the Osnabrück-Emsland-Grafschaft Bentheim Chamber of Industry and Commerce since 1866.
  • [2015/16] Barracks (living). Preliminary study for an exhibition on the history of the construction and use of the barracks on the Westerberg campus of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences on behalf of the university management.
  • [2015] Future Day 2015: Paths to Osnabrück. Family history as migration history [project with pupils of the IGS Eversburg].
  • [2014/15] Paths. Dynamic visualization of artists' biographies between self-determined migration, deportation for extermination and emigration. Digital element for the exhibition Der Tod hat nicht das letzte Wort. Niemand / zeugt für den / Zeugen on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the commemoration of the victims of National Socialism in the Paul-Löbe-Haus, German Bundestag Berlin and in MOCAK, Krakow.An exhibition of the German Bundestag in cooperation with the Center for Persecuted Arts at the Solingen Art Museum, the Terezín Memorial and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim; curator: Jürgen Kaumkötter.
  • [2014] Future Day 2014: The First World War as a subject of historical learning [project with pupils of the IGS Eversburg].
  • [2013/14] Aachen and the First World War: A city explores its history; with the VHS Aachen funded by the Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung NRW.
  • [2013/14] 150 years IHK Osnabrück, Emsland, Bad Bentheim. Survey and review of relevant sources.
  • [2013/14] Expert opinion on Wilhelm Sagemüller's involvement in the Emsland camp system on behalf of the city of Meppen.
  • [2012-2014]  Osnabrück 1914-1918 digital: Scientific management of the development of the app OSNABRÜCK 1914-1918.DER KRIEG KOMMT AN DIE "HEIMATFRONT"; interactive city tour on the history of the First World War; the realization of a georeferenced online projection of the Osnabrück war dead on their contexts of origin;  http://geo.osnabrueck.de/wk1, the review and evaluation of sources on the First World War in Osnabrück archives, in cooperation with the Museum-Industriekultur Osnabrück with funding from the City of Osnabrück and the Landschaftsverband Osnabrück; in cooperation with the Office for Peace Culture & the Geodata Service of the City of Osnabrück.
  • [2013] Dies Academicus/UOS: Finding peace? Osnabrück and the dead of the First World War - or - a society and the mass death of soldiers.
  • [2012] Migrants as a target group for voluntary work in civil protection and disaster relief, study commissioned by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) [with Maren Wilmes].
  • [2012] Dies Academicus/UOS: Papers please! A game with migration regimes.
  • [2010-2012] Scientific director of the exhibition BEWEGUNG - Migration in Aachen since 1945.
  • [2010] Scientific conception of the exhibition "Aachen + Migration" for the exhibition EINE Stadtgeschichte. Migration in Aachen after 1945.
  • [2009] Extraditing foreigners from the German Empire 1871-1918: An empirical analysis of economic, political and social patterns [RWTH Aachen  UROP project].
  • [2004-2007] DFG Project: Supraregional indexing of personal sources on members of the armed formations of the "Third Reich" [The  manual for the database is available online; the  use of an anonymized  dataset can be requested from GESIS].
  • [2007] Scientific report on the role of General Gerhard Graf von Schwerin during the battles for Aachen in September 1944.
  • [2003-2006] Film project: Ozarichi 1944 - Traces of a war crime.
  • [2005/06] Documentation of the life stories of former forced and slave laborers in Belarus.