Curt Bear
Hermann Gustav Curt Bär (born February 1, 1901 in Hamburg ; † October 21, 1981 there ) was a German teacher and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Live and act
Bär was the son of a ship officer and grew up in Hamburg-Harvestehude . His father died in 1913. Bär first attended secondary school, which he left with the one-year certificate. He then passed the Abitur at the Oberrealschule in Eimsbüttel at Easter 1919 and began studying physics and mathematics at Hamburg University . In 1920 he continued his studies at the University of Göttingen , where he joined the International Youth League, which supported the left wing of the SPD and in 1926 took on the name International Socialist Combat League (ISK).
In the winter semester of 1921/22, Bär returned to the Hanseatic city , remained a member of the ISK and in 1924 received the state examination in mathematics , physics and gymnastics . After completing his legal clerkship from 1924 to 1926, Bär accepted a position as a teacher at the Hansa School in October 1926 . In 1929 he met Inge Lürtzing, whom he married on April 21, 1932.
After Bär had distributed ISK publications at Bergedorfer Bahnhof , he was forcibly transferred to the elementary school in Von-Essen-Strasse in Barmbek-Süd in April 1932, following protests from his school . On May 13, 1933, he was released from service and, on July 1 of the same year, according to Section 4 of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, he was dismissed from service without further pay.
Bär's apartment in Barmbek was searched several times in the following period; Bär was imprisoned on August 9, 1933, first in the Fuhlsbüttel concentration camp and later in the Wittmoor concentration camp , and released on October 27. Together with his wife he moved into an apartment in Nettelnburg and continued to campaign illegally for the interests of the ISK. The SS arrested him again on June 5, 1936 . Bär initially spent five months in solitary confinement in the Fuhlsbüttel concentration camp, followed by imprisonment in the remand prison at Holstenglacis from March 1937. After he was sentenced to four years in prison on December 7, 1937 for “preparing for high treason”, he was imprisoned Oslebshausen correctional facility relocated near Bremen . The detention ended on June 7, 1940.
After the end of the Second World War , Bär resumed teaching. In addition, he took over the management of the committee of former political prisoners in Bergedorf and was involved in working groups that dealt with the education of young people and economic issues.
Family members
Bär had a sister, Magda Thürey , who died in July 1945 as a result of previous incarceration in the Fuhlsbüttel concentration camp.
Curt and Inge Bär had two daughters.
Honors
The Curt-Bär-Weg in Allermöhe has been a reminder of the teacher who died in 1981 since 1995 .
literature
- Iris Groschek: Bär, Curt . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 3 . Wallstein, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-8353-0081-4 , p. 27 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bear, Curt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bär, Hermann Gustav Curt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teachers and resistance fighters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1981 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |