Austrian People's Movement Österreichische Volksbewegung

Members of the ÖCV associations K.Ö.H.V. Alpenland and K.Ö.H.V. Pannonia and the MKV associations K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Bavaria and K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia. On the night of January 27-28, 1939, a number of members were taken into protective custody by the Gestapo on the charge of "suspected participation in a secret, reactionary society."

Among them were, among others:

  • Alfred Alt, member of the K.Ö.H.V. Pannonia
  • Josef Bischof, member of the K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia-Wien and the K.Ö.H.V. Alpenland
  • Ferdinand Habl, member of K.Ö.B. Ostgau-Wien, K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Bavaria-Wien and K.Ö.H.V. Pannonia
  • Josef Handschur, member of the K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia-Wien, K.Ö.St.V. Thuringia-Wien and the K.Ö.H.V. Pannonia
  • Josef Kessler, member of the K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia-Wien
  • Johann Paukowitsch, member of the K.Ö.St.V. Austro-Danubia-Wien, K.Ö.St.V. Waldmark-Horn, K.Ö.St.V. Forchtenstein-Eisenstadt and the K.Ö.H.V. Alpenland

In connection with the Alpenland fraternity, it should be noted that the well-known pianist Erik Werba

Citations

  • Fritz, Herbert/Krause, Peter (2013): Farbe tragen, Farbe bekennen 1938–45. Katholisch Korporierte in Widerstand und Verfolgung. (ÖVfStG, 2013), p. 166.

6 Victims

Alfred Alt

Community and railroad doctor
* March 23, 1914
Furth a.d. Triesting
† January 23, 1990
Mistelbach
Detention

Josef Bischof

Vienna
* July 27, 1912
Vienna
† July 28, 1993
Vienna
Detention

Ferdinand Habl

Member of Parliament
* April 4, 1912
Marienbad
† March 8, 1992
Vienna
Detention

Josef Handschur

Property manager
* December 16, 1912
† March 31, 1982
Vienna
Detention, Resistance fighter (undiscovered)

Josef Kessler

Vienna
* October 19, 1912
Vienna
† February 13, 1999
Vienna
Detention

Johann Paukowitsch

Vienna
* August 4, 1916
Vienna
† March 26, 1983
Vienna
Detention