Pre-war
1914
Outbreak of the war
1915
1916
1917
1918
End of the war
Post-war
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The refrigerated warehouse of the City of Vienna, photograph

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    “Approvisionierung”

    Provisioning with food and energy, the so-called “Approvisionierung”, was the Achilles heel of the city in the dramatic years 1914 to 1918. Vienna was condemned to suffer hunger and cold. The picture of hundreds of thousands queuing became the symbol of the age.