Josef Plieseis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Josef Plieseis

Austrian resistance member

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1966

Profession: official

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Josef Plieseis

  • Josef "Sepp" Plieseis (20 December 1913 - 21 October 1966) was an Austrian resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.
  • Plieseis was born in Bad Ischl and became a young member of the Socialist movement.
  • He volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War, where he was wounded twice.
  • He was arrested in France and incarcerated in concentration camps in Gurs, St.
  • Cyprienne, und Argiles before returning to his home in Salzkammergut.
  • He was arrested at the border by the Nazi authorities and sent to Linz, then Dachau, and finally to Dachau's annex in Hallein.
  • He managed to escape from this camp and hid in the forests and mountains of his native area.
  • He helped organize resistance activities based on his experience that persisted until the Nazi surrender and American occupation in 1945.
  • After the war, he served in various political appointments in his home area and remained a member of the Communist Party of Austria.

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