KZ GUSEN MEMORIAL COMMITTEE

within ARBEITSKREIS FUER HEIMAT-, DENKMAL- UND GESCHICHTSPFLEGE
and Local-International Platform ST. GEORGEN/GUSEN, Austria

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Local-International Commemoration
May 4, 2002

One new monument at "Schleppbahnbruecke" was inaugurated by survivors. It is one of the first in the new commemoration path that will be developped in the next years by the Community of St. Georgen/Gusen.

Weekend Overview

Austrian Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Ernst Strasser, visiting the tiny exhibition at "Moarhaus" Gusen Thousands of participants gathered at the newly renovated KZ Gusen Memorial. Participants discuss topography of former KZ Gusen concentration camps at a new plastic model in front of the Memorial
Mr. Angelo Signorelli, survivor of KZ Gusen I giving his speech at the commemoration.
Saturday, May 4, 2002
  • 03:30 p.m. Inauguration of new momument at former "Schleppbahn-Bruecke".

  • 05:00 p.m. Conferring of an order by Austrian Federal Minister Dr. Ernst Strasser at "Moarhaus" Gusen.

  • 05:30 p.m. Local-International Commemoration at newly renovated KZ Gusen Memorial.
The Embassador of the Russian Federation and KZ Gusen I survivor Fjodor Solodovnik commemorate at the new monument at "Schleppbahnbrücke". Roses were exchanged during the commemoration as a symbol of international friendship. Italian mayor giving his speech to the participants.

We thank the following organizations for their financial support:

Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior
Oesterreichische Lagergemeinschaft Mauthausen and Mauthausen Aktiv Oesterreich
Land Oberoesterreich, Governor Dr. Josef Puehringer
Land Oberoesterreich, Councilor Josef Ackerl
Land Oberoesterreich, Councilor KR Josef Fill
"Die Gruenen", Mr. Rudi Anschober
"Klub der OeVP Landtagsabgeordneten"
Mr. Peter Willnauer

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Most recent updates of this page were made on
2002-07-08 by Rudolf A. HAUNSCHMIED,
Martha GAMMER, Siegi WITZANY-DURDA and
Jan-Ruth MILLS