New Memorial Plaque on Stubenring Commemorates Victims of the Nazi Regime

23/01/2023

A commemorative plaque for the victims of Nazi military tribunals was unveiled today by Minister of Social Affairs Johannes Rauch, Minister of Justice Alma Zadić, Minister of Agriculture Norbert Totschnig and Minister of Labor and Economic Affairs Martin Kocher at the government building on Stubenring in Vienna.

Austria is always trying to make amends and commemorate the many victims of the Nazi regime. Precisely because Austria participated in the atrocities of the Third Reich, Austria is not only a victim but also a perpetrator.

The government building at Stubenring 1 was erected in 1913 as the Imperial War Ministry of the monarchy. After the "Anschluss" in 1938, military justice was established here to prepare for the upcoming war. Until 1945, it was the central hub of Wehrmacht justice and thus part of the National Socialist system of terror and injustice in Austria.

Today, the building houses the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, and the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. Until now, nothing on site reminded people of the building's function during National Socialism.

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