Memorial plaque for fighters against fascist tyranny

The memorial plaque, designed by sculptor Mario Petrucci, was installed on the façade of the Fire Department Headquarters at Am Hof 10 on October 26 or 27, 1947. The plaque commemorates six members of the Vienna Fire Department who became victims of political violence: Georg Weissel was executed as a resistance fighter during the Austrofascist period in February 1934; Ludwig Ebhart, Rudolf Haider, Hermann Plackholm, Josef Schwaiger, and Johann Zak were executed as resistance fighters during the Nazi regime. The patron was the Vienna City Fire Department, and the unveiling was performed by the then-mayor Theodor Körner. The memorial is made of white stone with red lettering and includes a small sculpture of a beheaded, helmeted man, referring to the method of execution at the Vienna State Court.