bánáthy reunited with his family in austria. as the war ended and austria was occupied in april 1945 by the french, british, soviet and us military forces, the family was placed in an allied displaced persons camp. they were housed in a single room in a wooden barrack; it served as their bedroom, kitchen, living room and firewood storage area. food was extremely scarce and at times they subsisted on around 600 calories per person per day. they were among 1.4 million displaced persons in austria at the time during a worldwide food shortage as a result of the war. food was also severely restricted by punitive u.s. policies including directive jcs 1067. in 1947 german citizens were surviving on 1040 calories a day, but the allies were also suffering from food shortages.