Did the Soviets cooperate with the Americans in catching criminals in post-war Vienna?
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An answer to question #1 seems possible, but is highly dependent on the concrete date.
In late 1945, when the Soviets invited the other allies in, relations were excellent and the cooperation quite amiable. Symbolised in this picture:
These combined patrols were kept running for quite a while and continued even as the relations went sour. But, just like in Germany, things deteriorated soon. The later years were marked by Soviet obstruction of almost anything, including policing.
As for concerns over Soviet obstructionism, a particularly noteworthy incident was the infamous, almost comical, Christmas Eve Gummiknüppel incident. Without warning on December 24, 1952, Soviet military detachments began fanning out through their zone confiscating the gendarmerie’s rubber truncheons. The Allies were at a loss to explain the behavior, but the U.S. ambassador cautioned that the Soviets “may be releasing trial balloon with intention push control further if unopposed this time. . . . In view customary Soviet technique of moving first against police in any area they intend to take over, we are concerned by possible seriousness Soviet action and propose strong reaction.” This response was not untypical. Any Soviet action against the police or gendarmerie was a matter of grave consternation. (p 187.)
Immediately after the war a criminal offender against Americans would have had a hard time hiding with the Soviets on these principles. Factors like communication difficulties between the allies would still make it a viable idea to try it in the east. At the end of the timeframe given, its very likely that the increasingly – perceived or real – erratic behaviour on the Soviet side made it quite likely that a request for cooperation would be denied or just ignored.
For question #2: I will not dare to speculate.
But maybe some inspiration for day-to-day memoirs:
Marcello La Speranza: "Wien 1945–1955. Zeitzeugen berichten" Ares: Graz, 2007.
Barbara Stelzl-Marx: "Stalins Soldaten in Österreich" Böhlau: Wien, 2012.
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