Karl Enders

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Karl Adolf Ludwig Enders (born February 10, 1892 in Kleinzschocher ; † July 29, 1938 in Waldheim prison ) was a German communist and resistance fighter against National Socialism .

Life

Enders attended elementary school and then learned to be a lathe operator . In 1919 he joined the KPD and took part in the fighting against the Kapp Putsch in 1920. As a worker athlete, he was initially a member of the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association , later of the combat community for Red Sports Unit .

After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists , Enders took part in the illegal communist resistance in Leipzig. Enders acted as literary chairman of the KPD district leadership and as its organizational manager. Among other things, leaflets were printed in his apartment at Großmannstrasse 1. He was arrested for the first time on April 30, 1933 and only released eight months later. Together with Fiete Dettmann and Karl Heft , Enders helped rebuild the illegal Leipzig KPD organization after 1934. Enders also acted as political director of the Leutzsch district .

Enders was arrested again on January 17, 1935, and Fiete Dettmann two days later. Both were then shown around meeting points and stamping points in Leipzig - under the supervision of the Gestapo - in order to be able to make further arrests. However, this project was unsuccessful and no communist fell into this trap. On April 25, 1936, Enders was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Dresden Higher Regional Court for “preparing for high treason ”. Enders died on July 29, 1938 in Waldheim as a result of the prison conditions.

Honors

  • Endersstraße in Leipzig-Lindenau is named after him, as is the Karl-Enders-Sportpark of SpVgg 1899 Leipzig on Demmeringstraße.

literature

  • Born in the revolution, tried and tested in the class struggle. History of the KPD district organization Leipzig-West Saxony . Commission for research into the history of the local labor movement at the Leipzig district leadership of the SED. Leipzig 1986, pp. 409 and 411.
  • Dieter Kürschner: What is hidden behind Leipzig street names (116): Endersstraße . In: Leipzigs Neue , Volume 20, January 12, 2013 (PDF; 5.3 MB), p. 19.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Torsten Kupfer: Workers' athletes against fascism. The fighting community for red sports unit in Leipzig 1933 to 1935 . Karl Marx University Leipzig, History Section. Diploma thesis (1988). Cape. 4.6. The cooperation of the fighting community and KPD in Leipzig .
  2. ↑ Born in the Revolution, Proven in the Class Struggle , p. 411.
personal data
SURNAME Enders, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Enders, Karl Adolf Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (KPD) and resistance fighters
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Kleinzschocher
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1938
Place of death Waldheim prison