Josef Knab
Josef Knab (born December 5, 1894 , † April 16, 1945 in Düsseldorf ) was a German engineer and businessman and a resistance fighter against the Nazi regime .
Resistance in Düsseldorf
On April 16, 1945, Josef Knab took part in Aktion Rheinland with the aim of handing the city of Düsseldorf over to the US armed forces without a fight. But he was arrested, sentenced to the death penalty by an express court and executed a few hours before Düsseldorf was liberated.
Honors
Josef Knab has a grave of honor in the Düsseldorf North Cemetery . It is on field 70 and has the number 141.
According to him, which is Josef Knab-Straße in Dusseldorf-Golzheim been named.
In 1999 the death sentence was overturned by law.
Web links
- rheinland.pdf PDF file, 415 kB (article by Police Chief Inspector Klaus-Fr. Dönecke)
- 60 years of the end of the war - the resistance triumphed in Düsseldorf ( Memento from April 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (kriegsende.ARD.de, April 17, 2005)
- Düsseldorf-Derendorf - Resistance fighters denkmalprojekt.org (online project war memorials)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boy, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knab, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1894 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1945 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |