PoH-Code: poh.31994
Community Grave for Franz Kocher and Harry Masokin as well as two unknown concentration camp prisoners
01/01/1945 – 12/31/1945
Foto: Georg Rigerl/Sabrina Melcher
Georg Rigerl/Sabrina Melcher · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at
Common grave for Franz Kocher (1928–1945) and Harry Masokin (1922–1945), two members of the Graz resistance group around Basil Weinberger, who were shot by the SS in Ligist during a battle on April 27, 1945. In addition, a common grave for two concentration camp prisoners who on April 5, 1945, fled together with 44 other concentration camp prisoners on the way from the Aflenz concentration camp to the Ebensee concentration camp in Krems (Voitsberg). They were subsequently hunted down and shot by Volkssturm men.
Translation · AI tier 7
Sources
- DERLA — Gemeinschaftsgrab für Franz Kocher und Harry Masokin sowie zwei unbekannte KZ-Häftlinge (9404736d-e469-448a-9cee-a7ae64eb173d) — DERLA — Gemeinschaftsgrab für Franz Kocher und Harry Masokin sowie zwei unbekannte KZ-Häftlinge
Evaluations
- Access (from 07/19/2026): Open access
- Spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Location & map
Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Textual location description
Friedhof, Friedhofstraße, 8563 Ligist
Coordinates (WGS84)46.99101° N, 15.21523° E