PoH-Code: poh.31991
Memorial Stone for Josef Gadolla
01/01/2011 – 12/31/2011
Foto: Georg Rigerl
Georg Rigerl · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at
Memorial stone for Josef Gadolla (1897–1945), who was executed on April 5, 1945. He was the "fighting commander" of the city of Gotha and hoisted white flags on April 3, 1945, in order to negotiate a surrender without resistance with the Americans. He was then shot on the spot.
Translation · AI tier 7
Sources
- DERLA — Gedenkstein für Josef Gadolla (06066af5-c8f2-4b36-af4f-12873fe4bd24) — DERLA — Gedenkstein für Josef Gadolla
Location & map
Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Textual location description
Fliegerhorst 1, 8740 Zeltweg
Coordinates (WGS84)47.20083° N, 14.76218° E