Fritz Büchner (resistance fighter)

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Memorial plaque on the front building of the former protective custody camp at Feldstrasse 18 in Erfurt

Fritz Büchner (born February 2, 1889 in Erfurt ; † December 5, 1933 there ) was a resistance fighter against National Socialism .

Life

He worked for the company Topf & Sons and became a member of the works council . In 1919 he joined the KPD . Because of his participation in the defensive struggles of the workers in central Germany, he was dismissed from Topf & Sons. He then worked as a driver and also used it for political work. After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, he led a resistance group. He was arrested and interned in the Feldstrasse protective custody camp. He was later murdered on the Petersberg .

Honors

  • 1945 Fritz-Büchner-Strasse in Erfurt was named after him
  • 1946 Urn memorial stone on the Victim of Fascism Memorial I.
  • 1950 (approx.) Attribution on the protective custody camp memorial plaque, Feldstrasse 18, Erfurt
  • 1984 Mention on the first name plaque on the Victim of the Fascism Memorial II
  • 1988 naming on the anti-fascist plaque, Petersberg

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personal data
SURNAME Büchner, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German resistance fighters against National Socialism
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 1933
Place of death Erfurt