Papers by Adolf Brunnthaler
„Erst wenn sie ein paar erschossen hatten, schmeckte ihnen das Frühstück!“ Die Erschießung von angeblichen Deserteuren am Beispiel des Wehrmachtsauffangstabes in Weyer an der Enns im April und Mai 1945, 2016
"Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserter... more "Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
„Erst wenn sie ein paar erschossen hatten, schmeckte ihnen das Frühstück!“ Die Erschießung von angeblichen Deserteuren am Beispiel des Wehrmachtsauffangstabes in Weyer an der Enns im April und Mai 1945, 2016
"Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserter... more "Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
„Erst wenn sie ein paar erschossen hatten, schmeckte ihnen das Frühstück!“, 2016
"Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserter... more "Only when they had shot a few did they enjoy their breakfast!"
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
Gustav Franz Wagner, 2023
Gustav Franz Wagner (1911-1980) was an Austrian SS-Oberscharführer and deputy commandant of the e... more Gustav Franz Wagner (1911-1980) was an Austrian SS-Oberscharführer and deputy commandant of the extermination camp Sobibór during Aktion Reinhardt. Beginning in 1940, he was a so-called "Brenner" at the Nazi killing center Hartheim, where he participated in the euthanasia program, the killing of handicapped people as part of Aktion T4.
Wagner is one of the best documented perpetrators from the extermination camps in East Poland.
Gustav Franz Wagner, 2023
Gustav Franz Wagner (1911-1980) was an Austrian SS-Oberscharführer and deputy commandant of the e... more Gustav Franz Wagner (1911-1980) was an Austrian SS-Oberscharführer and deputy commandant of the extermination camp Sobibór during Aktion Reinhardt. Beginning in 1940, he was a so-called "Brenner" at the Nazi killing center Hartheim, where he participated in the euthanasia program, the killing of handicapped people as part of Aktion T4. Wagner is one of the best documented perpetrators from the extermination camps in East Poland. His accommodation was located in the rear part of the Sobibór camp, next to the commander's house. He shared the "swallow's nest" house with his colleagues SS-Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel (1911-1996) and SS-Unterscharführer Hubert Gomerski (1911-1999). In the Johann Niemann photo albums published in 1920, Gustav Wagner can be seen in two pictures from early summer 1943, sitting on the terrace of the new casino in Sobibór. On his arm Wagner wears the insignia of the SS-Oberscharführers and on his lapel the insignia of the SS-Oberscharführers. On the sleeve of his uniform jacket he wears the double stripes of the "Spiess," who was responsible for keeping order in the camp.
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Papers by Adolf Brunnthaler
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
Wagner is one of the best documented perpetrators from the extermination camps in East Poland.
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
The shooting of alleged deserters using the example of the Wehrmacht detachment in Weyer an der Enns in April and May 1945
With the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe should have come to an end. But the guns did not fall silent everywhere. For example, German field courts continued their murderous work in areas that had not yet been liberated by the Allies. In Upper Austria, which was not occupied by the Americans until April 29, 1945, a court martial in Weyer an der Enns (Steyr-Land district) imposed and executed death sentences against soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who had deserted, probably beyond the time of the surrender. It was only afterwards that the members of the tribunal and the members of the firing squads also decided to go into US captivity, but ultimately without having to answer for their actions in court.
Wagner is one of the best documented perpetrators from the extermination camps in East Poland.