Reinhold Hermann
Albert Reinhold Richard Hermann (born November 10, 1885 in Berlin , † April 29, 1945 in Creußen ) was a German printer , trade unionist and resistance fighter .
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Life
Reinhold Hermann was born as the son of the locksmith Richard Hermann and his wife Emma Regina nee. Hagen was born at Lausitzer Straße 38. He learned the printing trade and worked in his profession in the following years. Since 1918 he was a member of the SPD . He was also active in the German Book Printers Association and was elected to its board. Since 1917 he was chairman of the works council at the Hempel company, whose premises were located in the book trade house Müller & Sohn.
From 1943 he participated in the resistance against National Socialism and supported the goals of the National Committee Free Germany (NKFD). Together with his wife Gertrud Hermann , he made his apartment available for "illegal" meetings of the Saefkow-Jacob-Bästlein organization . He participated in the production of anti-fascist educational pamphlets. There were other supporters of the resistance group in his residential area on Weserstrasse.
Reinhold Hermann was arrested on July 24, 1944; before his arrest he worked in the printing works of the “ Völkischer Beobachter” . He was charged with “preparing to commit high treason”, but was transported to Bayreuth before the main hearing of the People's Court . He died there in the Creußen prison camp of the consequences of imprisonment and transport.
Honors
A stumbling block was laid in front of the house at Weserstraße 54 in Berlin-Neukölln .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth register StA Berlin Va No. 3282/1885 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermann, Reinhold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hermann, Albert Reinhold Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighters against the Nazi regime |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1945 |
| Place of death | Cussen |