Heinrich Maier

Heinrich Maier, DDr., born February 16, 1908 in Großweikersdorf, was executed on March 22, 1945[1] as the last victim of Hitler's régime in Vienna.

He was a Roman Catholic priest, pedagogue, philosopher and a member of the Austrian resistance.[1][2]

Heinrich Maier 1932, blessing hundreds of people standing out of church

Family

His father Heinrich Maier was a railway official in Austria. His mother Katharina was the daughter of a policemen. His sister was born in 1910 near Gmünd. His sister was educated by his grandmother and his aunt in Moravia. He received strong financial support from his relative Gabriele Maier.

Education

Studentenverbindung

During his time as an active student he became a member of the K.Ö.St.V. Nibelungia im ÖCV.[1]

Scouting

Heinrich Maier was chaplain of a Scout group of the Österreichisches Pfadfinderkorps St.Georg, the Catholic Austrian Scout association between 1926 and 1938 in Austria, in Vienna.[1]

Other Youth groups

He was also a chaplain of the altar boys and the Präses of the Marianischen Kinderkongregation, a youth group of the Christian life community.[1]

Last words

His last words were "Live Christus,the king! Live Austria!" (Es lebe Christus, der König! Es lebe Österreich!)

Memorials

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Philipp Lehar (2008). "Persönlichkeiten der Zeitgeschichte und Pfadfinderbrüder". PPÖ-Brief (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs. 3/2008: 5.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Neugebauer (2008). Der österreichische Widerstand (in German). Vienna: Edition Steinbauer. pp. 154–155.

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