KZ GUSEN MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
within ARBEITSKREIS FUER HEIMAT-, DENKMAL- UND GESCHICHTSPFLEGE
and Local-International Platform ST. GEORGEN/GUSEN, Austria
KZ Mauthausen-GUSEN Info-Pages
Local-International Commemoration
May 5-6, 2001
The Governor of Upper Austria
present at Gusen commemoration
Along with the 2001 commemoration we had the great honour to welcoming the Governor of the Province of Upper Austria,
Landeshauptmann Dr. Joseph Puehringer, who was present at the local-international commemoration at Gusen
for the first time.
Although this was the first time, an Upper Austrian Governor participated in a KZ Gusen commemoration,
we herewith thank the Province of Upper Austria and especially Dr. Puehringer for the many years of continuous support
of our committee´s memorial initiative. Without the active support of the Provincial Government, we wouldn´t have been
in a position to organize our high quality commemoration for survivors, their families, the families of
KZ Gusen victims, and the local population every year.
The 2001 commemoration got a distinct Upper Austrian touch this year, because there was given a special tribute to
an Upper Austrian victim of KZ Gusen I. The square in front of the KZ Gusen Memorial was dedicated
by the Community of Langenstein to "Papa Gruber" - the Saint of Gusen who saved so many lives
in the "Hell of Hells" at KZ Gusen.
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