Cemetery #295641
Vienna War Graves of World War II (Group 97)
Local name: Kriegsgräberanlage des 2. Weltkriegs (Gruppe 97)
Also known as Gruppe 97
33
documented records
≈ 530–1,100
approx. capacity (graves)
0.027 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Group 97 at Vienna's Central Cemetery is the largest war cemetery of the Second World War in Austria. Around 7,300 war dead are buried there. The German section was handed over to Austria in January 2025.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 48.142404° N, 16.436313° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
33 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Karl Braun 1918 – 1945 
Friedrich Dietz 1924 – 1945 - Ignaz Froschauer 1907 – 1945
Harry Grabowski 1922 – 1945 
Josef Haberl 1920 – 1943 - Helmuth Heinold 1918 – 1945
Theo Heyne 1908 – 1945 
Ladislaus Honisch 1922 – 1945 - Josef Jansta 1894 – 1943
Walter Jonnek 1902 – 1945 
Egon Klientz 1923 – 1945 
Walter Klostermann 1924 – 1945 
Albert Kloth 1903 – 1945 
Gunter Koch 1918 – 1942 - Walter Koch 1923 – 1945
Ernst Kögler 1910 – 1943 
Christoph Kohl 1904 – 1945 
Johann Kollin 1921 – 1943 
Helmut Korn 1915 – 1945 
Johann Koukolik 1915 – 1943 
Friedel Kramer 1926 – 1945 
Heinrich Kramer 1924 – 1944 
Jakob Kranawetter 1908 – 1943 - Heinz Kuhn 1924 – 1944
- Otto Kupfer 1926 – 1945
- Leopold Lirsch 1901 – 1942
- Herbert Mann 1912 – 1945
- Gustav Romisch 1896 – 1943
- Gerhard Spieker 1923 – 1945
- Mehmed Turic 1922 – 1943
- Josef Weber 1912 – 1945
- Rudolf Weckert 1926 – 1945
- Johann Zdenek 1908 – 1943
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Vienna War Graves of World War I 460 m away · Vienna · 1 record
- Vienna Central Cemetery 790 m away · Vienna · 297 records
- Burial Ground for Soviet Soldiers Killed in the Liberation of Vienna 790 m away · Vienna
- Vienna Mormon Cemetery 810 m away · Vienna
- Islamische Gruppen 1.0 km away · Vienna
- Buddistische Gruppe 1.1 km away · Vienna
- Vienna Evangelical Cemetery 1.2 km away · Vienna · 60 records
- Orthodoxe Gruppe 1.2 km away · Vienna
- Vienna Central Cemetery - Gate 3 1.3 km away · Kledering · 17 records
- Vienna Jewish War Graves 1.3 km away · Vienna
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Common questions
How big is Vienna War Graves of World War II (Group 97)?
Vienna War Graves of World War II (Group 97) covers about 27,000 m² (6.6 acres), about the size of 4 soccer fields. It is the 25th largest of the 1,114 cemeteries we list in Lower Austria.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Vienna War Graves of World War II (Group 97) is that of Gunter Koch, who died on November 20, 1942 at the age of 24.