Memorial Cross at the Lamm/Lom Cemetery

Behind the Church of Lamm at the cemetery wall stands a memorial cross for five civilians buried here, who were murdered during a massacre at the Spitzbauer farm in Lamm on 17 October 1944 (the memorial cross incorrectly states 17 September 1944). On that day, a large group of partisans and escaped forced laborers from the Glimmer mine in St. Leonhard, as well as family members and people from the neighborhood, were staying on the farm. Apparently, the resistance group at the Spitzbauer farm was betrayed to the police, and the farm was attacked and set on fire. Many people died in the incident, with the number of victims fluctuating between 33 and 55. Most of the victims are buried in St. Ruprecht near Völkermarkt. The five civilians among the victims were buried at the Lamm cemetery.