Hans Krüger (anti-fascist)
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Hans Krüger (born June 5, 1904 in Berlin , † November 27, 1944 in the Brandenburg prison ) was a resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
Hans Krüger lived in Lichtenberg , Rummelsburg , at Türrschmidtstrasse 38. The independent locksmith and mechanic worked for the Deutsche Telefon-Werke in Neukölln. When he dared to make statements against the Nazi regime among relatives and friends, he was denounced and sentenced on May 8, 1944 by the Berlin Court of Appeal to seven years in prison for “ degrading military strength ” . The People's Court overturned the sentence and converted it into a death sentence; the sentence was carried out on November 27, 1944 in the Brandenburg prison.
Honors
- There is a memorial plaque on his former home in Türrschmidtstrasse 38.
- On May 7, 2010, a memorial stele was unveiled on Nöldnerplatz in Berlin-Rummelsburg , commemorating the resistance in the Rummelsburg neighborhood against National Socialism. In addition to Krüger, the following campaigners are also honored by name: Erwin Nöldner , Wilhelm Martinke (born October 12, 1909 in Berlin ; † January 30, 1945 shot in the Sonnenburg prison), Walter Riedel (1893–1939) and Käthe and Felix Tucholla .
literature
- Luise Kraushaar et al .: German resistance fighters 1933–1945. Biographies and letters. Volume 2, Dietz-Verlag: Berlin 1970.
- Memorials and memorials of the workers' movement in Berlin-Lichtenberg , Dietz-Verlag: Berlin 1973.
- Hans Maur : Memorials of the labor movement in Berlin-Lichtenberg , Dietz-Verlag: Berlin 1970.
- Martin Schönfeld: Memorial plaques in East Berlin , Dietz-Verlag: Berlin 1970.
- Official Journal No. 31/2002 of July 5, 2002.
- Hans-Joachim Fieber (Ed.): Resistance in Berlin against the Nazi regime 1933 to 1945. A biographical lexicon. Volume VIII. Trafo-Verlag: Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89626-358-7 .
Web links
Commons : Hans Krüger - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Time travel through Rummelsburg
- Resistance fighters against National Socialism in Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Berlin resistance against the Nazi regime: names with K ( Memento from May 21, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Friedpark: Memorial to the Rummelsburg workers' resistance
Individual evidence
- ^ Luise Berlin: Documentation of the memorial plaque for Hans Krüger ; Retrieved July 4, 2012
- ↑ Memorial stone commemorates Rummelsburg workers resistance , press release of the BA Lichtenberg from April 26, 2010; Retrieved July 4, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kruger, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighters against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1944 |