Albert Hensel (resistance fighter)
Otto Albert Hensel (born March 20, 1895 in Dresden-Trachau , † June 5, 1942 in Berlin-Plötzensee ) was a German resistance fighter and member of the KPD .
Life
The trained milker founded a resistance group in Dresden in 1934 together with Karl Stein and the artist couple Fritz Schulze and Eva Schulze-Knabe .
Albert Hensel was arrested on February 6, 1941 and spent 14 months in custody . On March 11, 1942, he was sentenced to death together with Fritz Schulze, Karl Stein and Herbert Bochow . The judgment was carried out on June 5, 1942 in Plötzensee with the guillotine . His symbolic grave is located in the honor grove of the Heidefriedhof in Dresden.
Honor
A street in the Trachenberge district of Dresden was named after him. A stumbling block at Volkersdorfer Straße 3 has been a reminder of him since 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Leide: Nazi Criminals and State Security. The secret past politics of the GDR . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-525-35018-X , p. 204
- ^ Website of the Trachenberge district in Dresden streets
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SURNAME | Hensel, Albert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hensel, Otto Albert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1895 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1942 |
Place of death | Berlin-Plötzensee |