August Löhnert
August Löhnert (born October 23, 1874 in Schwarza ; † December 8 , 1941 in Suhl ) was a German communist resistance fighter against the Nazi regime .
Life
He attended elementary school and then took up an apprenticeship as a carpenter . He joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) at an early stage . In 1916 he switched to the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) and in 1920 joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). During his life he took a position against militarism , first of the German Empire , in the Weimar Republic against the Reichswehr and the traditional militaristic associations , and under the Nazis against the preparation and initiation of a new war. In 1920 he participated in the suppression of the Kapp Putsch . He did gymnastics in workers 'gymnastics club , sang in the workers' choral society and belonged to the Gartenbauverein his residence Dietzhausen on. After he got married, he built a one-story house here on the Eulsberg . As a sideline , the family supplemented their meager income by farming on a steep field behind the house and by keeping a few goats . During the Nazi era, August Löhnert took part in a Dietzhausen resistance group . Some of those involved were arrested from their workplaces on November 24, 1941 by Gestapo crime secretaries Weiner and von Zweidorff. In addition to August Löhnert, there were Wilhelm Hartung , Hermann Schmidt and Oskar Kleffel . Statements were blackmailed from the prisoners, which they later withdrew before the magistrate . According to his testimony before the district judge, August Löhnert was driven to his death on December 8, 1941 in Suhl prison. The son Richard Löhnert was only given the opportunity to determine the father's identity from the cell door.
August Löhnert was married to Emilie nee Liebaug and had a son Richard with her.
memory
On May 5, 2008, a stumbling block was laid in front of the gate of the former local court prison on Schleusinger Strasse in Suhl .
literature
- Gerd Kaiser (Ed.), Aufrecht und stark , therein with a memory of August Löhnert, p. 95ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Kaiser , Aufrecht und stark , p. 95ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löhnert, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighters against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwarza |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1941 |
| Place of death | Suhl |