Josef Witthaut

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Josef Witthaut (born November 6, 1898 in Barkhausen , † February 11, 1979 in Paderborn ) was a German Catholic priest and prisoner in the Dachau concentration camp .

Life

After graduating from high school, the son of a farming family studied theology in Paderborn and Munich; on March 20, 1926 he was ordained a priest in Paderborn. Afterwards he was vicar in Andreasberg for three years, from where he was transferred to Bruges (Lüdenscheid) in 1929 . During the time of National Socialism, his openly critical attitude towards National Socialism resulted in several conflicts with local officials of the SA / Gestapo leading to interrogation summons. In 1944 he was taken into " protective custody " after denunciation and transferred to the Dachau concentration camp on March 17, 1944. Allegedly he had "caused considerable unrest among the people". On April 11, 1945, shortly before the Dachau concentration camp was liberated by the Americans, he was released and returned to Bruges. In 1949 he was appointed pastor in Rimbeck , where he worked until his retirement in 1973.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Theo Rademacher “Do right and don't shy away from anyone.” The Bruges pastor Josef Witthaut (1898 - 1979) , Der Reidemeister No. 187 of August 13, 2011, [1]  ( 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. (PDF; 2.9 MB)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ghv-luedenscheid.de  
  2. ↑ Westfälische Biographien, Josef Witthaut, [2]
personal data
SURNAME Witthaut, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic priest and Dachau prisoner
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Barkhausen
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1979
Place of death Paderborn