Gustav Thorun
Gustav Thorun (born July 9, 1892 in Marienwalde . † June 19, 1939 in Bottrop ) was a German politician ( KPD ).
Thorun was a locksmith before he became a full-time party secretary of the KPD in Bottrop. There he was also a city councilor from 1924 to 1933 and chairman of the KPD parliamentary group. From 1930 to 1933 he was a member of the Provincial Parliament of the Province of Westphalia . This elected him in January 1930 to the Prussian State Council . After the National Socialists seized power , he resigned from the provincial parliament and state council and took part in the political resistance. After his arrest, he was held in " protective custody " from April 5, 1933 to June 22, 1934 . The reason for detention was preparation for high treason and illegal communist activity. Thorun died of the consequences of imprisonment in June 1939. A stumbling block in Bottrop, Vienkenstrasse 27 reminds of him.
literature
- Joachim Lilla : The Prussian State Council 1921–1933. A biographical manual. With a documentation of the state councilors appointed in the “Third Reich”. (= Handbooks on the History of Parliamentarism and Political Parties , Volume 13.) Droste, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 978-3-7700-5271-4 , page 115.
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Remarks
- ↑ The city of Bottrop speaks of Mauernwalde, Krs Gerdauen as the place of birth; In the Gerdauen district , however, there is no Mauernwalde, but there is a Mauenwalde district
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SURNAME | Thorun, Gustav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marienwalde |
DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1939 |
Place of death | Bottrop |