Konrad Behrendt
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Konrad Behrendt (born August 4, 1902 in Berlin ; † May 20, 1943 in Luckau ) was a German communist politician ( KPD ) and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
Behrendt worked in Berlin as an industrial worker and baker until the end of the First World War . In 1924, after brief memberships in the SPD and the USPD, he joined the KPD and became a district councilor in Berlin-Kreuzberg . Like many Berlin KPD functionaries of the time, Behrendt was one of the critics of the central leadership of the party around Ernst Thälmann and signed the letter of the 700 in autumn 1926 .
From 1929 to 1933 Behrendt belonged to the KPD faction of the Berlin city council . During this time he was employed by the Berliner Verkehrsgesellschaft (BVG) and was a works council member of its supervisory board . In 1932, Behrendt joined the Revolutionary Trade Union Opposition (RGO) and became head of organization in Berlin-Wedding and a member of the RGO's Berlin district committee. He was instrumental in the BVG strike in November 1932 , which lasted several weeks .
On the night of the Reichstag fire , Behrendt was arrested and held in so-called “ protective custody ” in Berlin until September 1933 . Behrendt also supported the KPD in illegality and was involved in the KPD's illegal courier service in Berlin from May 1934 until he was arrested again on March 5, 1935. On April 29, 1936, Behrendt was sentenced to eight years in prison by the People's Court, among other things for high treason . Until his death he was interned in Luckau prison , the Börgermoor and Esterwegen concentration camps , the Brandenburg-Görden prison and then again in Luckau. On May 20, 1943, Behrendt died under unexplained circumstances. The official cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis .
literature
- Hermann Weber , Andreas Herbst : German communists. Biographical Handbook 1918 to 1945 . 2nd, revised and greatly expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-320-02130-6 ( online ).
- Active Museum Association: In Front of the Door - Berlin City Councilors and Magistrate Members Persecuted During National Socialism 1933–1945 , Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-00-018931-9 , page 149 f.
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| SURNAME | Behrendt, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Behrendt, Konni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German communist politician (SPD / USPD / KPD) and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1943 |
| Place of death | Luckau |