Fritz Bergau
Fritz Bergau (born July 29, 1894 in Berlin ; † December 10, 1941 in Gollnow prison ) was a German communist and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
Bergau, a book printer by profession , was already organized in the KPD before 1933 . After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists , he worked for the illegal KPD sub-district Berlin-Südost (district II). Together with Friedrich Kuntzsch , he was involved in setting up an illegal operating group in the Albert Frisch book printing and publishing company. The group was active until May 1936. Among other things, Bergau distributed illegal literature and collected money for political prisoners. From 1935 he formed the district management together with Martha Paucke and Karl Wegener .
On November 24, 1937 Bergau was arrested for illegal political activity and in 1938 sentenced to four years in prison by the “ People's Court ” . Bergau died in Gollnow prison as a result of the conditions in prison.
Honors
- A memorial for victims of National Socialism in Berlin-Johannisthal (Sterndamm / corner Heuberger Weg) from 1949 commemorates Fritz Bergau and seven other Nazi victims from Johannisthal ( Willi Heinze , the brothers Fritz and Franz Kirsch , Günther Kobs , Johannes Sasse , Hans Schmidt , Otto Springborn and Eduard Zachert ).
- Bergaustraße has been reminiscent of Fritz Bergau since 1966 . The street was laid out in connection with the residential construction in the residential area of Berlin-Plänterwald . Fritz Bergau's widow lived in this street at the time it was named.
literature
- Hans-Joachim Fieber a. a. (Ed.): Resistance in Berlin against the Nazi regime 1933 to 1945. A biographical lexicon . Volume 1: A-B. Trafo Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89626-351-X , p. 136.
Web links
- Bergaustrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Memorial plaque on Sterndamm .
- ↑ Bergaustraße. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergau, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German communist and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1941 |
| Place of death | Gollnow |