Erich Koeckert

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Erich Köckert (born August 29, 1900 in Dessau , † November 22, 1943 in Brandenburg-Görden ) was a German anti-fascist .

Life

Erich Köckert was born on August 29, 1900 as the son of master locksmith and entrepreneur Max Köckert in Dessau. After completing his school days and engineering studies, he began a three-year apprenticeship in his father's company, which he finished as an industrial clerk. In 1936 he became a partner in the company, married and had two children. He and his family initially lived in their parents' house at Johannisstrasse 4. Later he moved into the family villa in what is now Heidestrasse in Dessau.

In the spring of 1939 Köckert made a trip to the USA on which he met the Cologne engineer Moskopp. There was a lively exchange of letters between the two anti-fascists about the situation in Germany.

Köckert was known as an opponent of the Nazi regime. He refused to become a member of the NSDAP , criticized the regime publicly, corresponded with like-minded people, and collected information and leaflets.

Köckert's anti-fascist sentiments did not go undiscovered. On August 20, 1943, he was arrested by the Gestapo , together with two intimate friends, in his company and taken to the Dessau court prison. When he was arrested, a leaflet from the Scholl and Professor Huber siblings was found.

After moving to Berlin, Erich Köckert was charged before the People's Court . After his death sentence on 26 October 1943 for treason and defeatism Köckert was on 22 November 1943 at the Brandenburg prison-Gorden by the guillotine executed. He was also fined RM 75,000 and reimbursed court and execution costs of RM 8,000.

A street in Dessau-Süd is named after him. On August 24, 2009, a stumbling block was laid for him in front of Köckert's last house at Heidestrasse 147 in Dessau .

photos

  • former memorial plaque for Erich Köckert and Willibald Heinke

  • Erich-Köckert-Strasse in Dessau

  • Stumbling block for Erich Köckert in Dessau

  • Resting place on the Dessau cemetery III

Web links

Commons : Erich Köckert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d biography on the homepage of Gedenkkultur Dessau-Roßlau ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gedenkkultur-dessau-rosslau.de
  2. ^ Artist and project: 23 memorial plaques in Dessau-Roßlau . In: mz-web.de. August 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Koeckert, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German anti-fascist
DATE OF BIRTH 29th August 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1943
Place of death Brandenburg-Görden