Günther Deilmann
Günther Deilmann (born October 3, 1904 in Dortmund , † July 10, 2002 in Merkers ) was a German doctor and obstetrician. He is an honorary citizen of the former Merkers-Kieselbach community and received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records in 1996 .
Life
During his studies, Deilmann became a member of the Teutonia Freiburg fraternity in 1922 . After studying in Freiburg im Breisgau and Berlin and working as an assistant doctor in Göttingen and Essen , the Dortmund native came to Merkers in 1930. Until 1971 he worked as a country doctor for the communities of Merkers, Kieselbach, Dönges and Möllersgrund and as a company doctor at the Merkers potash plant . During the Second World War he also took over the Dorndorf practice and obstetrics in Tiefenort.
Not doing military service because he was “unworthy of military service for racist reasons”, he experienced the end of the war in Merkers and also became a camp doctor for the prisoners of war deployed in the potash plant. Due to his life-threatening mission, he and the inhabitants of Merkers prevented the SS from blowing up a freight train loaded with ammunition and explosives at Merkers before the Americans arrived in April 1945 . This saved the two communities of Merkers and Kieselbach from complete destruction.
Because of its popularity with his patients and his selfless commitment to them, the Lengsfelder Weg in Merkers was renamed to Dr.-Günther-Deilmann-Strasse during his lifetime.
On October 3, 1995, on his 91st birthday, he was made an honorary citizen of the Merkers-Kieselbach community because he “shaped the life of the community like no other”.
In October 1996, the entry in the Guinness Book of Records took place for the record as the "oldest athlete who first took off the German sports badge".
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 7: Supplement A – K. Winter, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-8253-6050-4 , pp. 227-228.
Individual evidence
- ^ Südthüringer Zeitung / STZ online, October 5, 2004
- ↑ Certificate 259097, Free Word, July 13, 1995, page 14.
Web links
- Portrait at Henner Reitmeier
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deilmann, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and obstetrician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2002 |
| Place of death | Marker |