Wilhelm Mauer (resistance fighter)
Wilhelm Mauer (born January 26, 1896 in Vienna ; † July 14, 1943 there ) was an Austrian electrician assistant and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime . He was sentenced to death by the Nazi judiciary and beheaded in the Vienna Regional Court .
Life
Mauer was an electrician assistant and main cashier in the communist cell in the Siemens-Schuckert works in Vienna . He was arrested on March 3, 1942, sentenced to death by the People's Court on February 26, 1943 for “preparation for high treason ” and executed with the guillotine on July 14 of the same year .
Commemoration
His name can be found on the plaque in the former execution room of the Vienna Regional Court .
source
- Identification card index of the Gestapo Vienna , prepared by the DÖW , with photos, accessed on February 10, 2015
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SURNAME | Wall, Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian electrician assistant and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1943 |
Place of death | Vienna , Austria |