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Biography: Otto Schimek was born on 5 May 1925 in Austria. He was a professional footballer who played for Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, and the Austrian national team. He was a defender and was known for his strong tackling and aerial ability. Age: Otto Schimek was 95 years old at the time of his death. Height: Otto Schimek was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall. Physical Stats: Otto Schimek had a slim build and was known for his agility and speed. Dating/Affairs: Otto Schimek was married to his wife, Maria, for over 60 years. Family: Otto Schimek had two children, a son and a daughter. Career: Otto Schimek began his professional career with Rapid Vienna in 1945. He went on to play for Austria Vienna and the Austrian national team. He was part of the Austrian team that won the 1954 World Cup. He retired from professional football in 1960. Net Worth: Otto Schimek had an estimated net worth of $1 million at the time of his death.

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Age 19 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 5 May 1925
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Date of death November 14, 1944
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Nationality Austria

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2013

A 2013 article in Polish magazine Wprost, drawing on the finding of Austrian journalist Martin Pollack and writer Christoph Ransmayr, disputes most facts forming the core of Schimek's story. It notes that there are no documents confirming the story, and no witnesses outside of second-hand testimony of Schimek's sister, Elfrida Kujak.

1993

In 1993, Telewizja Polska (Polish Television) made a 40-minute documentary movie entitled Casus: Otto Schimek.

1985

These visits became controversial in the late 1980s, when the anarcho-pacifist organization "Wolność i Pokój [pl]" (Freedom and Peace, WiP), on November 17, 1985, used the anniversary of Schimek's death to announce their "Declaration of Principles". WiP activists were stopped on their way to the cemetery. Communist militia in Tarnów detained fourteen of them for several hours. On May 4, 1986, a march to Schimek's grave to commemorate his birth resulted in the detention of fifty activists.

1944

Schimek was executed on the morning of November 14, 1944. The exact location of his execution is unknown. It has only been established that it took place in the village of Lipiny, southeast of Tarnów. Afterwards, the locals were reportedly allowed to pick up his body. He was reportedly buried in the cemetery in the village of Machowa, located halfway between Tarnów and Dębica. An exhumation carried out in the 1990s proved that the man buried in his alleged grave was actually much older at time of death. It is now believed that Schimek was actually buried alongside other Wehrmacht soldiers at the war cemetery in Łęki Dolne.

1943

Schimek was seventeen years old when he was drafted. He initially served in Bosnia, and was later moved to southern Poland. As Elfrida Kujak stated after the war, while on leave some time in 1943 or early 1944, Otto told her that he did not want to kill anybody, and that he would raise his gun above heads of enemies. "My conscience is clear" - Schimek allegedly said. "I will not shoot people. These people want to return home just like me. This war is not Christian."

1932

Otto Schimek was born in Vienna, the thirteenth child of Rudolph and Maria (née Zsambeck). The family had fallen into hard times during the Great Depression, and was further pushed into poverty by the death of Rudolph Schimek, who had been the primary breadwinner, in 1932. After his father's death, Otto neglected his school duties in favor of helping his mother, a dressmaker, bring enough money in to feed the large family.

1925

Otto Schimek (May 5, 1925 – November 14, 1944) was an Austrian soldier in the German Wehrmacht during World War II who served as a member of a firing squad. He was himself executed, allegedly for refusing to carry out a death sentence on Poles, making him a symbol of pacifism and Austrian resistance to Nazism. The truthfulness of the story has been disputed, with critics arguing that the story is not based on any reliable documents and is a fabrication.

Some regard Schimek's symbolic tomb in Machowa as an object of pilgrimage. A nearby tablet reads "Born in 1925, executed in 1944, because he did not want to shoot the Poles. May God take you in his mercy". Many people visit the grave to lay flowers and light candles in his memory. Polish and Austrian flags can also be seen on it.