History of temporary buildings - Barack in Germany in the 19th and 20th century

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22027
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0103:History, archaeology, museology, and related fields
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: Umehara Hideharu 立教大学, 文学部, 特任准教授 (00840117)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: ドイツ近現代史 / 第一世界大戦史 / 病院史 / 建築史 / 戦争の社会史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Due to the influence of the COVID-19, the period for archival research in Germany was significantly delayed, and the research was conducted only once. The research project was influenced by the pandemic very negatively.
Nevertheless, from the archival research conducted in Freiburg i. Br. and the Baden region in the fiscal year 2022, it was confirmed that wooden barracks were utilized for various purposes such as field hospitals, warehouses, and barracks during the First World War in Germany. Furthermore, it was also confirmed that after the war, the barracks were either disposed of, sold, or repurposed, a trend that could be observed even in Freiburg after the Second World War. Additionally, historical materials regarding the barracks manufacturers employed by the German army during the First World War were collected, establishing a starting point for studying wooden barracks from an economic historical perspective.

Free Research Field

ドイツ近現代史、医学史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

戦争や災害時に設置される仮設建造物の歴史を、第一次世界大戦期のドイツの一都市と一地方における木造仮設建造物（バラック）を例に調査するもので、これをテーマにした研究はこれまでなく、研究上の空白を埋めている。バラック設置の背景、用途、利用、使用後の処理・処分について直接・間接に関係する史資料調査を通じて、バラック自体の歴史とともにバラックを通じた対象時期・地域の歴史研究に寄与できる。さらに、現代の仮設建造物と、それが設置されざるを得ない状況がもつ問題点について考える場を歴史的事例から提供するという現在の社会にとっての意義もある。