Johann Meduna

Johann Meduna (24 July 1894 – 16 March 1943) was a Czech-Austrian resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.

Biography

A descendant of the Bohemian-Austrian branch of the Meduna family, he was born on 24 July 1894 in Podmyče, Moravia, and executed on 16 March 1943 in Vienna. He was a master tailor in Vienna's 16th district. In 1912, he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Workers' Party.[1][2]

Together with his son, he worked illegally for the Communist Party, producing and distributing leaflets. He was arrested on 27 January 1941 and sentenced to death on 14 December 1942.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Číslo knihy: 14834, Snímek: 69". ACTA PUBLICA - Matriky (in Czech).
  2. ↑ "Personensuche: Meduna". Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes (DÖW) (in German).
  3. ↑ "Zur Erinnerung an Johann Meduna". Zur Erinnerung - Austria-Memory-Project (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-09-17.
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