Friedrich Rahkob

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Friedrich "Fritz" Rahkob (born July 25, 1885 in Rotthausen , † August 23, 1944 in Stuttgart ) was a German miner , communist and resistance fighter . As a member of the resistance group around Franz Zielasko, he was executed as a victim of the Nazi justice system.

Live and act

Friedrich Rahkob worked in the mining industry in Rotthausen , which was later incorporated into Gelsenkirchen . There he suffered a serious accident at work , as a result of which he had to quit work. He then worked for the communist daily Ruhr-Echo first as a cashier and later in its mailing department.

Rahkob had been politically active since 1905. In 1918 he was a member of the workers 'and soldiers' council in Rotthausen during the November Revolution . He had been a member of the KPD since 1920 , took part in workers' struggles in Gelsenkirchen and became a member of the unified coalition of miners in the revolutionary trade union opposition .

Immediately after the Nazis seized power, Rahkob was arrested and held in so-called protective custody until 1938 . In 1943 Rahkob got to know Franz Zielasko, who had come through the Soviet Union and tried to set up a resistance group in the Ruhr area . This he joined. Other members in Gelsenkirchen were, for example, Paul Bukowski and Andreas Schillack . However, the group flew up after a short time. Rahkob, like the other members, was arrested by the Gestapo in a wave of arrests in early August 1943 .

While Zielasko was murdered during an interrogation by the Gestapo, Rahkob was brought before the People's Court . Together with Paul Bukowski, he was sentenced to death on June 20, 1944 for "preparation for high treason in connection with favoring the enemy" and executed in Stuttgart on August 23, 1944. Rahkob's body was transferred to the Anatomical Institute of the University of Tübingen , where it was preserved. The corpse was cremated on July 1, 1947 and buried in the Rotthauser Friedhof on September 14, 1947. The daily newspaper, the Westphalian People's Echo , wrote an obituary under the headline Fritz Rahkob rests in Heimaterde.

Friedrich Rahkob was married to Emma Rahkob, nee Ibens, who was also active in the resistance against the Nazis. The couple had two children Ferdinand and Hetti.

Honors

  • On January 30, 1987, Fritz-Rahkob-Platz in Gelsenkirchen was named after the man who died in the resistance and a memorial plaque was installed.
  • 2011 last under Rahkobs address was in the Liebfrauenstrasse 38 in Gelsenkirchen a stumbling block laid in memory.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friederich "Fritz" Rahkob - member of the resistance group Zielasko . Accessed March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ STOLPERSTEINE GELSENKIRCHEN . Accessed March 14, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Rahkob, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rahkob, Fritz (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German miner, communist and resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotthausen
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1944
Place of death Stuttgart