Gedenktafel Wehrmachtsgefängnis Wien-Neubau

On the occasion of the Liberation Day, on May 8, 2014, a commemorative plaque was unveiled on the façade of Stift Schotten in Hermanngasse 38, 7th district, reminding of the former Wehrmacht investigation prison, which was located here during the National Socialism. Both soldiers and officers as well as persons from civil society suspected of desertion, "Wehrkraftzersetzung", war treason or other offenses were imprisoned here. The installation of the commemorative plaque was part of the project around the erection of the memorial for the victims of the national socialist military judiciary and was initiated by the political scientist Mathias Lichtenwagner. The installation of the commemorative plaque was supported by the district office Neubau and the Stift Schotten. The symbolism of the "X" on the plaque refers to the memorial for the victims of the NS military judiciary.