Dr. Josef Schumacher

Josef Schumacher studied law in Innsbruck and became a member of the Austria Innsbruck fraternity in 1913. He served as a second lieutenant during World War I. He earned his doctorate and joined the Tyrolean civil service. In 1935, he was appointed governor of Tyrol.

After the Anschluss, he was removed from office and arrested by the Nazis on March 12, 1938. In July 1938, he was released from custody. Following the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, he was arrested again in August and remained in custody until October 1944.