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Memorial plaques for victims of a bomb explosion and for war dead on the inner side of the portal of the cemetery Kleinholz

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Gedenktafeln im Friedhof der Wallfahrtskirche Kleinholz in Kufstein 2022 (© Gisela Hormayr)

Gedenktafeln im Friedhof der Wallfahrtskirche Kleinholz in Kufstein 2022 (© Gisela Hormayr)

Gedenktafeln im Friedhof der Wallfahrtskirche Kleinholz in Kufstein 2022 (© Gisela Hormayr) · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at

On November 4, 1944, 23 US-American combat aircraft bombed the Kufstein train station between 12:45 and 12:50 with 50 explosive bombs and 2,000 to 3,000 incendiary bombs. Four buildings were destroyed, 64 houses damaged. In total, there were 15 deaths and 23 injured. The next day, five people died when an explosion occurred during the removal of unexploded ordnance and delayed fuses. On the memorial plaque in the cemetery of the pilgrimage church Kleinholz are named: Johann Pichl, Däty Bakery (21 years old; from Koło, Poland), Anton Doare (22 years old), Imbert Recchia (correctly Reccia from Sora, Italy; born August 7, 1907), Mario Sponzar (correctly Sponzer, born January 13, 1923 in Rovigno, Italy, now Rovinj, Croatia). On the other plaque, which commemorates four war dead, the names of three soldiers and of Filomena Kartschewska are mentioned (May 6, 1923–March 25, 1945; Pl.: Polin). On the preceding plaque, she was referred to as a Polish worker.

Translation · AI tier 5

Sources

  • DERLA — Gedenktafeln für Opfer einer Bombenexplosion und für Kriegstote auf der Innenseite des Portals des Friedhofs Kleinholz (ad7839a8-aa5e-41b4-8d57-b48e7eaca8f1) — DERLA — Gedenktafeln für Opfer einer Bombenexplosion und für Kriegstote auf der Innenseite des Portals des Friedhofs Kleinholz

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  • Access (from 07/19/2026): Open access
  • Spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate

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Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate

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Lindenallee 13, 6330 Kufstein

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Karte: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA), SRTM

Coordinates (WGS84)47.58172° N, 12.15657° E

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