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# Resistance in Prisons
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Resistance existed even in the prisons, penitentiaries, and concentration camps of the »Third Reich.« Organization of solidarity, aid for the other comrades, and concern for pure survival stood here in the foreground. The inmates tried to improve the inhuman conditions created by the SS. But political discussions as well as educational and cultural activities were also carried out, escape attempts were supported, and other illegal activities were performed.


 
more information according to this article: Mauthausen: Prisoners and Resist-ance

 
Hermann Langbein
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Hermann Langbein was decorated by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.

Franz Leitner Leopold Figl
Viktor Matejka Alexander Eifler
Jura Soyfer Antonia Bruha

Resistance and Solidarity in Prisons and Camps