GO THERE and REMEMBER | Three-day walk in memory of the “death marches”

2025 marked the 80th year of the many crimes committed during the period of National Socialism. Countless so-called ‘end-of-war crimes‘ had taken place until the concentration camps of the Mauthausen camp system were liberated at the beginning of May 1945. These include the infamous ‘death marches from Mauthausen/Gusen to Gunskirchen‘. During April 1945, thousands of Jewish people were marched from the tent camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp and from the Gusen concentration camp to a primitive barracks camp in Gunskirchen, more than 60 kilometers away. There, more than 20,000 were subjected to appalling conditions of detention. At least 5,000 to 6,000 did not survive. In the days and weeks that followed, countless people still died in nearby field hospitals as a result of their imprisonment. 

In memory of the victims the Mauthausen Memorial organized the three-day walk with support of many cooperation partners. During the walk, historical events were discussed from different perspectives. Second and third generation family members (from Israel, Australia, the USA, ...) shared stories from their family history. Information, discussions and encounters during the walk are intended to promote exchange between the participants and intended to make the history of the Gunskirchen camp accessible to a wider public. A report by Marcus Marschalek

The Report 'GO THERE and REMEMBER | March to Gunskirchen' of ORF journalist Marcus Marschalek.

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