Adalbert von Springer
Adalbert von Springer (born September 28, 1896 in Rzeszów , Poland , † September 17, 1943 in Halle (Saale) ) was an Austrian medic and resistance fighter .
Life
Adalbert von Springer's father, Anton von Springer, served as major general in the Austro-Hungarian Joint Army . Springer grew up in Vienna , where he graduated from the Schottengymnasium . In 1914 he began studying medicine at the University of Vienna , which he had to interrupt during the First World War . Initially he was a one-year volunteer in the imperial army , but was eventually a soldier until the end of the war.
After the war he finished his medical studies and received his doctorate in 1921. He then worked as a general practitioner first in the hospital and later in a sanatorium in Baden near Vienna. In 1935 he was also trained as a doctor of gynecology .
Springer was a member of the Social Democratic Workers 'Party (SDAP) from 1925 and paid contributions to the Red Aid , but in this early phase he was also sympathetic to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). Around 1933 he joined Adolf Hitler's party , but left again in 1936 for professional reasons. However, documents show that after the " Anschluss of Austria " to the German Reich in 1938 he again paid membership fees to the NSDAP. However, there is no evidence that he rejoined the NSDAP. Springer became a reserve soldier in the Wehrmacht in 1939 . In 1940 he was promoted to senior physician and only a year later to medical officer.
Nevertheless, Springer soon offered resistance against National Socialism . With his pay he supported the underground Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) as well as opposition doctors and intellectuals. In his apartment in the Viennese district of Mariahilf there were frequent conspiratorial meetings. From autumn 1941 he was co-author of several leaflets that he sent to officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht. In these he condemned the war:
"The war will end when the anger is greater than the fear."
“War against war! Long live the freedom of all peoples! Long live peace! Long live international socialism! "
Adalbert von Springer was arrested in Vienna on February 9, 1943 and deported to Halle. On July 7, 1943, he was the second Senate of the Kingdom of the court-martial for war treason and sedition sentenced to death and on 17 September 1943 beheading executed.
Appreciation
On December 29, 2006, Adalbert Springer was posthumously awarded the Badge of Honor for Services to the Liberation of Austria .
literature
- Ch. Chancellor: Springer Adalbert von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 50.
Web links
- Literature by and about Adalbert von Springer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wolfram Wette: Nazi era - The betrayed . In: Die Zeit , number 8 of April 24, 2008
- ↑ a b Memorial to those persecuted by Nazi military justice in Vienna. In: deserteursdenkmal.at. "Justice for the Victims of Nazi Military Justice" committee, accessed on October 8, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Springer, Adalbert von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian medic and resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rzeszów |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1943 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |