Ferdinand-Käs-Gasse

Ferdinand Käs was a professional soldier and trainer in the Austrian Federal Army. After the integration of the Federal Army into the German Wehrmacht as a result of Austria's "Anschluss" to Nazi Germany, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht. In the Wehrkreiskommando XVII, he formed a resistance group together with officer Carl Szokoll, which was also involved in the failed attempt on Adolf Hitler's life on July 20, 1944. In April 1945, he tried to prevent the execution of orders for the defense of the city of Vienna, broke through the front lines to the Red Army on April 1 ("Operation Radetzky"), and made contact with the Supreme Command of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the Semmering area. The plan failed largely due to betrayal in Vienna. In the Second Republic, Ferdinand Käs was significantly involved in the establishment of the executive branch.