Eva Rittmeister
Eva Rittmeister (born 5 July 1913 in Zeitz, died 19 July 2004) was a German peadiatric nurse, later office worker who became a resistance fighter against the Nazis.[1] During World War II, Rittmeister became involved a Berlin based resistance group that later became known as the Red Orchestra ("Rote Kapelle").
Life
Eve Rittmeister née Knieper was the daughter of a merchant.[1] After school, Rittmeister initially trained as a pediatric nurse, then worked as an office worker.[1] Several sources indicate, however, that she was an actress.[2][3]
In 1939, after returning to Germany, Rittmeister married Eva Rittmeister née Knieper, who was a pediatric nurse[1] and fifteen years younger than him, aged 25. Rittmeister considered her "life-affirming", who often enriched his life by releiving his depression.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Eva Rittmeister". Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. Berlin: Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Manfred (1979). "Dr. John Rittmeister — Nervenarzt und Widerstandskämpfer". Psychiatrie, Neurologie und medizinische Psychologie (in German). 31 (4): 213–216. ISSN 0033-2739.
- ^ Cocks, Geoffrey (1985). Psychotherapy in the Third Reich: the Göring Institute. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 330. ISBN 0-19-503461-9.
- ^ Bräutigam, Walter; Teller, Christine (1998). "John Rittmeister zum 100. Geburtstag — Leben und Werke". Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychoanalyse (in German). 44 (3). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG): 206. ISSN 0340-5613. JSTOR 23997683.