Adolf Leib
Adolf Leib (born January 12, 1900 in Berlin , † after 1934 ) was a German crook and chairman of the Ringverein Geselligkeits-Club Immertreu 1919 e. V. The also muscle-Adolf -called body served film director Fritz Lang as a "consultant" and source for his film M of 1931, the vigilante , the crooks clubs on a child killer on the subject. Leib's favorite bar was the Mulackritze .
On the evening of December 29, 1928, Muscle-Adolf and his people started a mass brawl in the Friedrichshain pub in Naubur , which resulted in deaths and serious injuries. In the "Immertreu trial" he was sentenced to a suspended sentence of only 10 months because the witnesses refused to testify in court.
After the ring clubs were banned, Leib was arrested by the Gestapo in early 1934 as a professional criminal; his further fate is unknown. He probably died in a National Socialist concentration camp .
literature
- Peter Feraru : Muscle Adolf & Co. The 'ring clubs' and organized crime in Berlin. Argon, Berlin 1995.
- Erich Frey : I request acquittal. From the memories of the defense attorney. Heyne, Munich 1959.
Web links
- The battle at the Schlesisches Bahnhof on tagesspiegel.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The battle at the Schlesisches Bahnhof on tagesspiegel.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leib, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muscle Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German crook and chairman of the "Ringverein" Immertreu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1934 |