Arthur Trattler
Arthur Trattler (born February 22, 1917 in Spittal an der Drau ; † February 15, 1994 there ) was an Austrian state civil servant and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
After attending grammar school in Klagenfurt , he studied law at the University of Graz , where he also obtained a Dr. iur. received his doctorate. He was a member of the Catholic student associations K.Ö.HV Carolina Graz in the ÖCV as well as the technical association Nibelungia Klagenfurt , which was part of the k.ö.St.V. after the Second World War. Babenberg Klagenfurt has risen in the MKV.
During the Second World War he was called up as a sergeant in the German Wehrmacht . From 1943 he was involved in the anti-fascist freedom movement in Austria (AFOe) , primarily as a flyer writer during his vacations at the front . He came to the AFOe through his brother-in-law Ernst Ortner , who was sentenced to death and beheaded on March 22, 1945. Trattler himself was arrested near Monte Cassino in May 1944 and stood before the People's Court on October 25, 1944 for “preparation for high treason” .
Trattler joined the state service and was district captain in Spittal an der Drau for almost 31 years .
Honors
- 1960: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trattler, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian state official, district captain and resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spittal an der Drau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1994 |
| Place of death | Spittal an der Drau |