Jakob Fuchs
Jakob Fuchs (born July 23, 1911 , † April 26, 1944 in Vienna ) was an Austrian glazier who was executed for resisting the Nazi dictatorship on the basis of alleged high treason .
biography
Fuchs worked in the Brunner glass factory in Brunn am Gebirge and was involved in the resistance against National Socialism . In this context, it can be associated with acts of sabotage in glass production. He was an advertiser and cashier in a cell of the Rote Hilfe in Brunn am Gebirge, which collected money for the relatives of the victims of the Nazi dictatorship.
He was on 15 February 1944 by the People's Court sentenced for conspiracy to commit high treason to death on April 26, 1944 executed . Contemporary witnesses (including Liane Scheiblauer, daughter of the glass worker Franz Ulrich) report that his persistent silence prevented the arrest and execution of many other Brunner glass workers. This is one of the reasons why the market town of Brunn am Gebirge named a street after him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nachkriegsjustiz.at: memorial plaques with the names of 536 executed people , accessed on December 31, 2011. In contrast to this source, the documentation archive of the Austrian resistance gives June as the month of birth.
- ↑ Photos from the ID card index of the Gestapo Vienna ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance, accessed on December 31, 2011.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian glass worker, resistance fighter and Nazi victim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1944 |
| Place of death | Vienna |