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Fire Brigade Commemorative Plaque

Mario Petrucci
1947

Description

Stone commemorative plaque with a firefighter with his head in his hands.

Inscription(s)

den treuen kämpfern
gegen faschistische
gewalt — herrschaft

Ing. Georg
Weissel † 15. 2. 1934

Ludwig
Ebhart † 10. 3. 1944

Josef
Schwaiger † 19. 3. 1944

Rudolf
Haider † 21. 6. 1944

Hermann
Plackholm † 31. 10. 1944

Johann
Zak † 31. 10. 1944

feuerwehr der stadt wien 1947

Annotation

Unveiled 27 October 1947 by Theodor Körner, mayor of Wien (Vienna).

Sculptor

Mario Petrucci (Italy 1893 - Wien 1972), Italian-Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Nachkriegsjustiz, Gedenkstein (Feuerwehrzentrale).

Locatie (N 48°12'42" - E 16°22'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi049; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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