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


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