Memorial for fallen soldiers and killed civilians in the Second World War

The memorial was erected in 1955 in front of the cemetery Hirschstetten in the 22nd district. It is dedicated to the „Bürgern von Hirschstetten“ who „fell in both world wars.“ These individuals are named specifically. Another inscription on the base recalls the „victims among the civilian population in the Second World War“, whose names are also engraved. Among the men remembered as fallen soldiers is also the communist resistance fighter Rudolf Maschl. He, however, did not fall in battle as a soldier, but was condemned to death by the People's Court on August 27, 1943, for „favoring the enemy“ and „preparation for high treason“, and was executed on August 28, 1943, in the Vienna Regional Court. Among the listed 25 civilian victims are 14 women.