Memorial to the Liberation of the Subcamp of the Concentration Camp Mauthausen in Floridsdorf

In front of the District Museum Floridsdorf, a multi-part memorial was erected in May 2000, commemorating the extermination camps of the concentration camp Mauthausen in Floridsdorf and the liberation of the prisoners in 1945. In addition to a memorial stone, the site consists of a metal plate with the inscription "Niemals vergessen" and a second plate indicating the camps. The design was created by the artist Hans Teufel. The memorial was donated by the association "Niemals Vergessen" with the support of the cultural associations Forum 21 and Floridus, as well as private individuals. In July 1944, the SS established two extermination camps of the concentration camp Mauthausen in Jedlesee and Floridsdorf. The first was located on the grounds of the Jedlesee-Bierbrauerei-Kellereien, the second on the grounds of the company Hofherr-Schrantz. Both businesses belonged to the Heinkel AG at that time. In the workshops located here, the prisoners had to perform forced labor under extremely poor conditions and under great pressure. Before the arrival of the Red Army, on April 1, 1945, 2710 prisoners were sent on an evacuation march to Mauthausen. Prisoners were murdered at the start of the march and en route.