Hans Maršálek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian resistance member
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Hans Maršálek
- Hans Maršálek (19 July 1914 – 9 December 2011) was an Austrian typesetter, political activist, detective, and historian.
- A devout socialist and active in the resistance, he was arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
- After the war, he joined the Austrian political police and was instrumental in tracking down and convicting numerous Nazi criminals.
- He also became the main chronicler of the camp's history, helped establish the Mauthausen Memorial Museum, and published several books.
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