Deutsch Schützen massacre
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The Deutsch Schützen massacre was a 1945 mass killing of approximately 60 Jewish forced laborers in Deutsch Schützen-Eisenberg
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The victims' remains were found in 1995 by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien
. In 2008, Viennese political science student Andreas Forster discovered the name of Adolf Storms in records of the incident. Forster's professor Walter Manoschek gathered evidence and conducted a videotaped interview with Storms. In 2009, then 90-year-old Storms was indicted for his alleged involvement in the killings.Mackey, Robert (17 November 2009). Former SS Man Charged in 1945 Massacre. New York Times
Storms died on June 28, 2010 at the age of 90.
Deutsch Schützen-Eisenberg
Deutsch Schützen-Eisenberg is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.It was the site of the 1945 Deutsch Schützen massacre.- Geography :...
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Incident and aftermath
The incident occurred on 29 March 1945.The victims' remains were found in 1995 by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien
Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien
The Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien is the body that represents Vienna’s Jewish community. Today, the IKG has around 7000 members...
. In 2008, Viennese political science student Andreas Forster discovered the name of Adolf Storms in records of the incident. Forster's professor Walter Manoschek gathered evidence and conducted a videotaped interview with Storms. In 2009, then 90-year-old Storms was indicted for his alleged involvement in the killings.Mackey, Robert (17 November 2009). Former SS Man Charged in 1945 Massacre. New York Times
Storms died on June 28, 2010 at the age of 90.
Books
- Sander, Ulrich (2008). Mörderisches Finale: NS-Verbrechen bei Kriegsende. (Murderous Finale: Nazi War Crimes.) Papyrossa Verlagsgesellschaft, ISBN 9783894383886
- Manoschek, Walter (2009). Der Fall Rechnitz. Das Massaker an Juden im März 1945. (The Rechnitz Case: The Massacre of Jews in March 1945.) Braumüller Verlag, ISBN 9783700317142