Anna Freitag Memorial in Scheiben, Austria

The 26-year-old post office manager from Bad Grosspertholz, Anna Freitag, was very popular among the people. The pretty young woman was born in Heidenreichstein. Since Anna could not often visit her family because of work, the shy and reserved Anna sometimes felt lonely and the townsfolk were happy to invite her for Sunday dinners. She even sometimes celebrated Christmas with a family in Bad Grosspertholz. On October 30, 1936, after work, Anna locked up the post office and, as always, set off on foot to Rindlberg, where she lived. But the next morning, the otherwise always reliable Anna didn't

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