Egon Marxer

Marxer was born on 7 February 1920 as the son of Rudolf Marxer and Theresia Wohlwend as one of three children. In May 1938, he joined the German National Movement in Liechtenstein as a member of its youth movement, and he participated in the 1939 Liechtenstein putsch as a chauffeur. During World War II, he volunteered as a member of the Waffen-SS and was deployed to the Eastern Front.^[1]

In 1946, Marxer was convicted of high treason against Liechtenstein, and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.^[2] Following his release, he owned a grocery store and worked in various industrial companies.^[1] He was mayor of Eschen from 1972 to 1987 as a member of the Patriotic Union.^[3] During this time, a primary school was built in Nendeln, a sports park was built, and the Eschen Parish Church was renovated.^[1]

Marxer married Annelies Gassner (26 July 1926 – 19 January 2008) on 4 August 1949.^[1] He died in an accident on 17 March 1999, aged 79 years old.^[4]