Karl Marold
Karl Marold (born September 18, 1904 in Vienna ; † April 13, 1943 there ) was an Austrian unskilled worker and resistance fighter . He was sentenced to death by the Nazi regime in December 1942 and beheaded a few months later in the Vienna Regional Court .
Life
From 1938 to 1941, Marold collected donations for the Austrian Red Aid and passed on pamphlets. He was arrested on April 13, 1942 and finally sentenced to death by the People's Court for “preparing for high treason ”.
“Even if the accused distributed only a small number of leaflets and did not work on a large scale for the 'Red Aid', nor does otherwise make a bad impression, the interests of the state require that against the accused, who also after the Outbreak of war with Russia, at a time when the best sons of the German people are fighting Bolshevism at the risk of their lives, so actively campaigned in an armaments factory for the treasonous aspirations of the CP, to the highest punishment provided by the law , the death penalty, is recognized, since only this can be seen as the only guaranteeing the protection of people and empire. "
Commemoration
His name can be found on the plaque in the former execution room of the Vienna Regional Court .
source
- Information on the website of the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance (DÖW)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marold, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian unskilled worker and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1943 |
| Place of death | Vienna |