Dkfm. Anton von Lang

Anton von Lang founded in the autumn of 1937 from the middle school compound Welfia Linz as a sign against the increasing national socialist pressure, the monarchist-oriented middle school compound Austria Linz. After the Matura he studies world trade at the University of Vienna, but he should not have completed his studies. In 1937 he was admitted to the student association Saxo-Bavaria Prague to Vienna.

Welfia and Austria Linz are banned and dissolved as a result of events by the connection. Anton von Lang still tries to maintain the connection under the new name Austro-Welfia. In order not to be untargeted, they have to change the quarter several times. Under the direction of Anton von Lang, the Austro-Welfen in St. Margarethen founded a church choir for the Kalvarienberg Church in Linz, which soon finds great recognition. As members of the choir, only selected persons are recorded, which prevent detoxification. Since many members have been moved to the German Wehrmacht in the meantime, after 1939 the “Chor operation” dissolved.

Anton von Lang is classified as a military service student. He strives to maintain the connection, the connection continues to live on a small flame by 1944 thanks to his great commitment. The Gestapo encourages his activities.

In March 1938, he was sent to the police prison in Linz for 16 weeks. He is then placed under Gestapo Supervision for half a year. During a visit to the house, the wankers and bats of the Welfia are found and seized. He then enters the German Wehrmacht and is wounded five times.

In 1946, he tried to establish contact with the Linzer Welfen to prepare a reactivation, but only in 1967. The reception at Kürnberg takes place on 23.03.1946.