Ludwig Ruzsa

Ludwig Ruzsa was born in Eisenstadt, where he attended elementary school and the first three years of secondary school before moving on to the Bundesrealgymnasium in Eisenstadt. On May 4, 1924, he was one of the founding members of the Forchtenstein Eisenstadt secondary school fraternity. He graduated in 1927 and enrolled in the same year to study history and geography at the University of Vienna. In Vienna, he joined the Norica student fraternity in 1928. In 1931, he completed his studies and, after a period of practical training, passed the teaching examination in 1934. In January 1935, he began working as a teacher of geography and history at the Bundesrealgymnasium and as an educator at the Konvikt in Eisenstadt.

Ludwig Ruzsa was a staunch Austrian and a strict opponent of National Socialism. From 1933, he was involved in the Fatherland Front and the front-line militia. He opposed the so-called "Anschluss" with everything he had.

As a member of the front-line militia, Ludwig Ruzsa guarded the Burgenland Landhaus just a few hours before the German Wehrmacht marched into Austria. On March 13, 1938, he is arrested and, together with his colleagues who are also members of the Forchtenstein Eisenstadt secondary school fraternity, Adolf Wimmer and Johann Nowak, forms the first "Putzschar" in Eisenstadt. As the "Putzschar", they were forced to remove pro-Austrian slogans from streets and house walls. After Adolf Wimmer and Johann Nowak are imprisoned until May 7, 1938 and May 8, 1938 respectively, it can be assumed that Ludwig Ruzsa also remains in custody until then. He was then immediately released, which posed considerable financial challenges for his family, his wife, his child and himself.

Ludwig Ruzsa was drafted into the Wehrmacht on June 15, 1940 and sent to Russia. He was deployed at Stalingard and was declared missing in action on December 5, 1943.