Emil Wölk

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Emil Wölk (born October 25, 1903 in Zinten / East Prussia , † November 13, 1944 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) was a German engine fitter and communist resistance fighter against National Socialism .

Life

Stolperstein , Michaelkirchstrasse 17, in Berlin-Mitte
Street sign in Jena-Lobeda West

Wölk learned after visiting the elementary school the profession of engine repairman. He joined the Communist Youth Association of Germany (KJVD) and became a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). During the time of the Weimar Republic , he was active against the emerging National Socialism . Even after the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, he continued this work illegally continued in contact with the Saefkow-Jacob Bästlein organization . He was arrested on July 14, 1944 and sentenced to death on September 20, 1944.

Honors

  • During the GDR era, a polytechnic high school (POS) was named after Emil Wölk in Jena-Lobeda- West . After the fall of the Wall in 1990, the school was renamed Rodatalschule. In 2005 it went on in today's Saale Valley School.
  • Emil-Wölk-Straße is also located in Jena-Lobeda.
  • In December 2009, a stumbling block was laid at his place of work at Michaelkirchstrasse 17 in Berlin-Mitte as a souvenir. The originally planned relocation site was his last residence in the street Am Heimhort in Spandau; the housing association responsible for this private road refused to give its consent.

Web links

Commons : Emil Wölk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elaborations and material collection on the resistance group around Anton Saefkow, Bernhard Bästlein and Franz Jacob  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Federal Archives. Retrieved February 15, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / midosa.startext.de  
  2. ↑ Shaping education. 20 years of school development in Jena

See also

personal data
SURNAME Wölk, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German communist resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Tin
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1944
Place of death Brandenburg on the Havel