Josef Wiesheier
Josef Wiesheier (born August 16, 1907 in Gaiganz , District Office Forchheim; † May 21, 1933 there ) was a Franconian farm worker.
Career
Wiesheier was a supporter of the NSDAP and a member of the SA . After a drinking tour, he windowed a young girl in the nearby Mittelehrenbach . Their jealous friend Lorenz Schriefer strangled Wiesheier and threw the body into the village pond of Gaiganz.
The National Socialists constructed a political background. Wiesheier was attacked by political opponents, knocked out and drowned in the village pond. He was declared a martyr of the National Socialist movement. A large number of National Socialists marched at his funeral. In 1937 a street in Bayreuth was named after him. Schriefer, the perpetrator, was sentenced to death.
A Marian column , which was marked with a swastika when it was erected, commemorates the murder .
literature
- Pauline Lindner: Gaiganz's murder happened out of jealousy , inFranken.de, December 30, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiesheier, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German murder victim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaiganz , Forchheim District Office |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1933 |
| Place of death | Gaiganz , Forchheim District Office |