Hans Wesemann
Hans Wesemann (born February 7, 1895 in Nienburg an der Weser ; † October 23, 1971 in Caracas ) was a German journalist and Gestapo agent .
Wesemann was an editor for the SPD newspaper “ Vorwärts ” during the Weimar Republic . In 1933 he moved to Paris and later to London, where he was recruited by the Gestapo in 1934.
In 1935 Wesemann was significantly involved in the kidnapping of the Nazi-critical journalist Berthold Jacob from France to Germany. The matter was exposed and Wesemann was sentenced to three years in prison by a Swiss court in 1936 .
After his imprisonment in Switzerland, Hans Wesemann emigrated to South America.
literature
- Jost Nikolaus Willi: The Jacob-Wesemann case (1935/36). A contribution to the history of Switzerland in the interwar period . Bern 1972
- Peter Finkelgruen : Berthold Jacob - From which Wesemann was he kidnapped? In: Gabrielle Alioth et al. a. (Ed.): At the intersection of times. Authors write about authors. An anthology by the Penzentrum of German-Speaking Authors Abroad . Heidelberg 2012, pp. 53-60
Web links
- The general manager was not the kidnapper FAZ.net, October 12, 2011
- Newspaper article about Hans Wesemann in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ James J. Barnes, Patience P. Barnes: Nazi Refugee Turned Gestapo Spy: The Life of Hans Wesemann, 1895–1971. Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport Connecticut 2001, ISBN 0-275-97124-4 .
- ↑ S. HWWA press kit, Frankfurter Zeitung May 8, 1936
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wesemann, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and Gestapo agent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nienburg on the Weser |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1971 |
| Place of death | Caracas |