Ernst Stoiber

Ernst Stoiber (born May 10, 1922 in Salzburg , † June 10, 1943 in the Stadelheim prison , Munich ) was an Austro-German carpenter and a victim of Nazi war justice.

Life and activity

Stoiber learned the carpentry trade. Since the 1930s he has been involved in the communist underground movement in his Salzburg homeland. Around 1940 he became head of the illegally existing Communist Youth Association of Salzburg (KJV).

After the beginning of the Second World War , Stoiber, as a member of a communist underground network, participated in the efforts of the remaining communist circles within the German population to combat Nazi rule from within. So he distributed anti-war leaflets with sympathizers and took part in building an underground organization that was supposed to carry out active actions.

In 1941 Stoiber was drafted into military service. In his place, the seamstress Rosa Hofmann took over the leadership of the communist cell he had set up .

Stoiber was finally arrested on April 17, 1942. On April 24, 1942, he attempted suicide in the Salzburg prison by throwing himself from the second floor of the building. He sustained skull injuries, a concussion and several broken bones. In the autumn of 1942, Stoiber was indicted before the 2nd Senate of the People's Court, chaired by Robert Hartmann, for preparation for high treason . In the judgment of November 2, 1942, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. In the verdict, this was justified by the fact that the people demanded this "in the interests of their own security" in view of the difficult war situation. The sentence was carried out in the summer of 1943 in Stadelheim prison.

Today the Ernst-Stoiber-Weg in the Salzburg district of Maxglan West is reminiscent of Stoiber.

Individual evidence

↑ Rudolf G. Ardelt: National Socialism and War: A Reader on the History of Salzburg , p. 243. Sometimes December 1942 is mistakenly given as the time of execution and Salzburg as the place of death.
↑ Rudolf G. Ardelt: National Socialism and War: a reader on the history of Salzburg , p. 242. With Willi Weinert: "I want them to stay close to you all -": Biographies of communist resistance fighters in Austria; With comments on the resistance struggle of the Communist Party of Austria and a list of victims , p. 88, November 11, 1942 is given as the date of the sentencing to death.

personal data
SURNAME	Stoiber, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 10, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salzburg
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 1943
Place of death	Stadelheim prison , Munich

[1] Rudolf G. Ardelt: National Socialism and War: A Reader on the History of Salzburg , p. 243. Sometimes December 1942 is mistakenly given as the time of execution and Salzburg as the place of death.

[2] Rudolf G. Ardelt: National Socialism and War: a reader on the history of Salzburg , p. 242. With Willi Weinert: "I want them to stay close to you all -": Biographies of communist resistance fighters in Austria; With comments on the resistance struggle of the Communist Party of Austria and a list of victims , p. 88, November 11, 1942 is given as the date of the sentencing to death.