Memorial Plate at the Birthhouse of Johann August Malin in Satteins

Johann August Malin (1902–1944) was a worker from Satteins who joined the Social Democratic Party and the trade union in 1920. His activity as a "people's representative" – he supported people who could not afford legal assistance and drafted a mercy petition to the "Führer" in June 1941 for the former Spanish fighter Ernst Reiner from Götzis, who was at this time in Gestapo custody in Innsbruck – became his downfall: On 6 May, a group of regime opponents in Vorarlberg were arrested, among them Malin, whom the National Socialists made an example of. For "undermining military strength, preparation for high treason and spreading false news from foreign broadcasters," he was executed in Munich-Stadelheim in 1942. On the 40th anniversary of his death, the "Johann-August-Malin Society, historical association for Vorarlberg" was founded in 1982, a memorial plaque was installed at his birthplace in Satteins in 2002, and it was renovated in 2004/5 after damage caused by vandalism.