Heinz Leiwig

Heinz Leiwig (born September 15, 1936 in Mainz ; † September 6, 2018 there ) was a German local historian and non-fiction author . The focus of his work was the time of National Socialism in Mainz and Rheinhessen .

Life

Heinz Leiwig experienced the bombing raids on Mainz as a child . In particular, the heaviest attack on the city on February 27, 1945 shaped the then eight-year-old, who directly witnessed the attacks in the Lauterenviertel. In the 1950s he studied science and became a high school teacher. In 1974 he became director of studies at the Gonsenheim grammar school (today Otto Schott grammar school ) in Mainz-Gonsenheim , where he worked until his retirement. He died in September 2018 after a long illness.

In addition to his work as a teacher, Heinz Leiwig devoted himself increasingly to the subject of National Socialism in his hometown of Mainz and in Rheinhessen from the early 1980s. He dealt with this topic in a total of 17 publications, in four of them as the sole author.

Publications (selection)

• It was nothing. National Socialism in Rheinhessen as well as in Alzey, Bingen, Mainz and Worms. Self-published 2005, ISBN 978-3-00017-338-7
• Places of suffering in Mainz: 1933–1945. Hermann Schmidt Mainz, 1987, ISBN 978-3-87439-139-9
• The day when Mainz went under - February 27, 1945. Wartberg Gudensberg, 2004. ISBN 978-3-83131-476-8
• Mainz, 1933–1948: from the seizure of power to the currency reform. 2nd edition Herrmann Schmidt Mainz, 1987. ISBN 978-3-87439-132-0

Web links

• Obituary from Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz on September 11, 2018