Kurt Berkner
Kurt Berkner (born August 9, 1907 in Stollberg / Erzgebirge , † February 23, 1938 in Aachen ) was a member of the Merksteiner Group and died after being tortured in Nazi pre-trial detention.
Life
Kurt Berkner came to Merkstein as a child and from 1914 to 1921 attended the school newly established by the Eschweiler Mining Association (today the Merkstein community center). Later he joined the Merksteiner Group , which had formed in July 1934 and worked for the border secretariat 23 of the Sopade , headed by the former SPD Reichstag deputy Gustav Ferl in Brussels . From February 15 to 17, 1938, Berkner was arrested along with numerous members of the group. During interrogation in the Aachen police headquarters, he was subjected to torture; he died a few days later while in custody there.
Kurt Berkner badge
In memory of Kurt Berkner, the Kurt Berkner plaque was awarded after the Second World War until around 1970 . Were awarded a resistance fighter against the Nazis from the region around Merkstein.
Honors
A street in Herzogenrath -erkstein is named after Kurt Berkner .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ways against the forgotten. (PDF; 424 KB) City of Herzogenrath, 2006, accessed on February 22, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berkner, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stollberg / Erzgeb. |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1938 |
| Place of death | Aachen |