Franz Sikuta
Franz Sikuta (born on October 21, 1921 in Vienna ; died on January 11, 1944 there ) was an Austrian iron lathe operator and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime . He was sentenced to death by the Nazi judiciary and beheaded in the Vienna Regional Court at the age of 22 .
Life
Sikuta worked on the establishment of the Communist Youth Association of Austria (KJVÖ) and took part in the resistance group The Soldiers' Council . This group prepared pacifist pamphlets and sent them to soldiers at the front by field post. Sikuta was arrested by the Gestapo and stood before the People's Court on October 12, 1943 for “preparation for high treason ” - together with Anna Gräf , Karl Mann and Leopoldine Sicka . All four defendants were sentenced to death : “Anyone who seeks to destroy the unity of the front and the homeland in the war, while the soldier is fighting and bleeding at the front and the homeland gives up all the sacrifices and strength to support this struggle of the soldiers , must fall. "
Franz Sikuta was on 11 January 1944 at the Vienna Regional Court with the guillotine executed.
His mother Franziska Sikuta was also arrested on February 1, 1943 and sentenced to one year in prison.
Commemoration
His name can be found on the plaque in the former execution room of the Vienna Regional Court .
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- Bailer , Maderthaner , Scholz (ed.): "The enforcement proceeded without any special features". Executions in Vienna, 1938 - 1945. Vienna, undated, pages 62f
- Documentation archive of the Austrian resistance : No longer anonymous , with photos from the identification file of the Gestapo Vienna, accessed on April 10, 2015
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sikuta, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1944 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |