Last week i visited Austrias capital Wien and visited the famous "central cementery", a wonderful place of history. Besides thousands of inhabitants of Wien many celebrities, aristocrats from the empire, actors, artists, soldiers and many more are buried. There are wonderful graveyards of soldiers and a very nice and old jewish cementery. That cementery is so big that even some deers live in it. The superb gravestones and memorials remind of a really great history of that country.
I also came across the place where Luftwaffe-ace Walter Novotny is buried.
That soldier got a "honour grave" after his death in 1944 but in 2003 that status was withdrawn. Now even the gravestone was removed and only a few flowers remind of that man who didnt survive his 24th birthday.
Its a pity how my country - Austria - copes with its own history between 1938 and 1945. To give his own life for his country is the most expensive contribution one can give. Unfortunately Austria seems to make that dependent on the party one fought for.
I want to dedicate that post to all the young men of all nations who lost their life, health and youth in that senseless war.
Stefan
I also came across the place where Luftwaffe-ace Walter Novotny is buried.
That soldier got a "honour grave" after his death in 1944 but in 2003 that status was withdrawn. Now even the gravestone was removed and only a few flowers remind of that man who didnt survive his 24th birthday.
Its a pity how my country - Austria - copes with its own history between 1938 and 1945. To give his own life for his country is the most expensive contribution one can give. Unfortunately Austria seems to make that dependent on the party one fought for.
I want to dedicate that post to all the young men of all nations who lost their life, health and youth in that senseless war.
Stefan
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