Honorary grave for six resistance fighters at the municipal cemetery

On the Salzburg Municipal Cemetery, in group 59, there is a memorial grave for six resistance fighters who were murdered in 1943 in Munich-Stadelheim due to their activities against National Socialism. Already buried in a grave of the concentration camp association in 1953, the city of Salzburg declared it an honor grave 62 years later – on the 70th anniversary of the liberation – and also took over the care of the grave. In total, around 70 Salzburgers and Salzburgersinnen, who were active in the Revolutionary Socialists of Austria (RSÖ), were arrested, deported to concentration camps, or murdered during the NS period. Those who were released from custody or survived the horrors of the concentration camps often died from the consequences of their imprisonment. Many resistance fighters and fighters were from the working class milieu. Their activities included recruiting potential members, producing and distributing leaflets, collecting donations to support persecuted individuals and their families, transmitting messages, and conducting anti-fascist training sessions.