"Commemorative Portrait" Karl Killinger (1901 - 1940) Hall in Tirol

🕯️ Commemorative Portrait: Karl Killinger (1901–1940)

Born: July 2, 1901, Pabneukirchen/Rechberg (Upper Austria)
Residence: Hall in Tirol
Profession: Blacksmith
Marital Status: Married, one son
Religious Affiliation: Jehovah's Witness (Bible Student)
Arrest: February 16, 1939
Places of Detention: Police prison → Dachau concentration camp (from March 24, 1939) → Gusen concentration camp (from September 1939)
Date of Death: January 19, 1940
Cause of Death: Pneumonia as a result of severe forced labor and malnutrition
Karl Killinger was a devout Jehovah's Witness who remained faithful to his beliefs despite massive persecution by the Nazi regime. After his arrest, he was deported to the Dachau concentration camp and later transferred to the especially brutal subcamp, Gusen. He died there under inhumane conditions—exhausted, malnourished, yet steadfast in his faith.

• His life and death stand as an example of the quiet resistance of religious minorities against the Nazi dictatorship.