Oberleutnant Martin Rudolf Haidovits
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Martin Rudolf Haidovits was born in Zurndorf in Burgenland, the legitimate son of Martin Haidovits of the same name and his wife Theresia, née Orszagh. After elementary school, he completed secondary school and then became a commercial clerk in the leather industry. On November 5, 1911, he joins the k.u.k. Infantry Regiment No. 76 'Freiherr von Salis-Soglio' as a professional soldier.
During the First World War, he was deployed in Serbia, on the Russian front and later on the Italian front. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary, the break-up of the dual monarchy and the expulsion of the House of Habsburg, he was transferred to the new Austrian army in 1922 and advanced to deputy officer until 1938.
On March 12, 1938, Martin Haidovits witnessed the demise of free and independent Austria with the invasion of the German Wehrmacht. He joined the German Wehrmacht and was promoted to lieutenant in October 1939 after Hitler's invasion of Poland, later becoming first lieutenant. He served in Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur 4 in Wiesbaden-Erbheim.
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He is sufficiently suspected of having made untrue or grossly distorted allegations of a factual nature about Amsterdam through several independent acts, which are capable of seriously damaging the welfare of the Reich and the reputation of the Reich government and the NSDAP, namely
on 10.9.1941 and 24.9.1941 and thus, in unison, to have publicly attempted to paralyze and undermine the will of the German people to defend itself
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The field court of the commanding general and commander in Luftgau XII/XIII then issues an order and initiates proceedings against Martin Haidovits. On April 2, 1942, he was sentenced to nine months imprisonment and loss of rank for the 'offense of malice'. He began his sentence on the same day and was released on December 7, 1942. On December 28, 1942, he was assigned to a punishment company, where he remained until July 27, 1943, before being transferred back to the airfield command for reasons of age and health.
As an ordinary soldier in the airfield command, Martin Haidovits experienced the liberation of Austria and the re-establishment of the Republic in April and May 1945. He returns to Vienna and joins the newly founded Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the ÖVP-Kameradscahft der politisch Verfolgten und Bekenner für Österreich. He retires due to old age.
Martin Haidovits dies in Vienna at the age of 76 and is laid to rest at the cemetery in Vienna-Hernals.
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Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv (WStLA)
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (ÖStA)
Martricula Online
Friedhöfe Wien - Verstorbenensuche
