Heinz Deymann

Heinz Deymann , actually Heinrich Deymann (born July 20, 1916 in Bookholt near Nordhorn (now the city of Nordhorn ), † February 10, 2003 in Nordhorn) was a German communist politician . As a member of the DKP, he was elected to the Nordhorn city council in 1976 and to the district council in 1977. This made him the first communist in the district council since 1933.

Life

Heinz Deymann was born on July 20, 1916, the son of Engelbert Deymann. Deymann left school at 13 and completed an apprenticeship as a spinner at Niehus & Dütting . At the age of 14 he joined the Communist Youth Association of Germany (KVJD). During the war years he worked as an escape helper and helped many people to flee to the Netherlands .

In 1936 Deymann was trained as an electrician in his company. At the age of 18 he met Elisabet Neuendorf, whom he married on July 18, 1942. They had two sons.

Textile workers' strike in 1953

In the textile workers' strike in 1953, Deymann was a member of the strike leadership. After a compromise by the Christian trade union GTB , he called for another strike. As a result, Deymann was fired by the textile manufacturers on March 14, 1953 for his activities. Deymann then protested in front of the factory gates of his company against the dismissal without notice. In a resolution, 700 textile workers declared their solidarity with Deymann. However, he did not find a regular job, nor did he receive unemployment benefits. In the same year he ran unsuccessfully as a member of the KPD on their Lower Saxony state list for the Bundestag .

Political path from 1968

With the founding of the DKP in Germany on September 25, 1968, Deymann became involved again in party politics. In 1976, Wolf Biermann's expulsion led to a letter of protest from the local DKP group in Nordhorn. As a result, a party expulsion procedure was initiated against several members of the Nordhorn DKP. Despite his protest, Deymann remained a member of the party. His electoral successes in the city council (1976) and in the district council (1977) caused a sensation.

In the 1980s, Deymann was also active in the peace movement and the Easter march movement. In 1996 he left politics after an election defeat and devoted himself increasingly to artistic woodworking.

literature

• Helmut Lensing: Deymann, Heinrich (Heinz). In: Emsland history. Volume 17. Self-published by the study society for Emsland history, Haselünne 2010, ISBN 978-3-9808021-9-1 , pp. 349-390.
• Werner Rohr: The DKP in Nordhorn - History of a controlled party, Bad Bentheim 2012
• H.-J.-Schulz: Elisabet Deymann - Pictures of a political biography. Haren 2009, ISBN 3-92809703-2

swell

• "Deymann, Deimann Deimann and no end." Results of family research by Alfred Deymann, Kleve 2001.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biographical note  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.kgparl.de, accessed on April 20, 2017.