Heinrich Lochner
Heinrich Lochner (born December 19, 1899 in Vienna ; died September 8, 1943 in Berlin-Plötzensee ) was an Austrian tram driver and resistance fighter against National Socialism . He was sentenced to death by the Nazi regime and beheaded.
life and work
Lochner was one of the staff at the Speising depot. From autumn 1940 to October 1942 he paid contributions to the KPÖ and passed on communist pamphlets. He was arrested on November 18, 1942, sentenced to death by the People's Court on August 25, 1943 for alleged treason and favoring the enemy and executed two weeks later in Berlin-Plötzensee on September 8, 1943 at 01:05 a.m.
Commemoration
His name can be found on the memorial plaque of the memorial for the Hietzingen tramers beheaded by the Nazi regime in front of the tram depot at Speisinger Strasse 188, dedicated to him and to the resistance fighters Emil König , Max Schrems and Hedwig Urach , who were also executed by the Nazi regime .
swell
- Manfred Mugrauer: Soldier of the Just Cause . On the 100th birthday of the communist resistance fighter Hedy Urach, in: Mitteilungen der Alfred Klahr Gesellschaft, vol. 17, No. 3, September 2001, pp. 9–21.
- Michael Krassnitzer: Resistance in Hietzing. The fight for freedom 1934-1938 and 1938-1945 using the example of a Viennese district . Edition Volkshochschule, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-900-799-58-X
Web links
- Documentation archive of the Austrian resistance , short biography of the resistance fighter, with pictures of Lochner from the Gestapo card index, accessed on March 28, 2015
Individual evidence
- ^ Kunstradio , accessed on March 28, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lochner, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian tram driver and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Plötzensee |