Kurt Klinke
Kurt Klinke (born September 28, 1910 in Berlin ; † December 13, 1944 there ) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism .
In 1925, Klinke became a group leader in the Association of Socialist Child Friends. In 1926 he became a group leader in the Socialist Workers' Youth (SAJ). In 1928 he completed his apprenticeship as a chaser and joined the German Metalworkers' Association . In 1931 he became a member of the Socialist Workers' Party . In 1936 he is said to have joined the KPD .
In 1937, Klinke became a mechanic at Siemens , which at that time mainly produced armaments. He was a member of an illegal cell in the Marienfeld Siemens factory, which sabotaged production and was politically active. They also distributed leaflets from the National Committee for Free Germany (NKFD).
Klinke was also close to the communist Saefkow-Jacob-Bästlein organization . This resistance group was betrayed by a spy in July 1944. Klinke was then arrested by the Gestapo in the Moabit remand prison, where he died on December 13, 1944 as a result of torture. His murder preceded a high treason trial . Klinke's body was buried on December 20, 1944 in the Parkfriedhof Marzahn .
Klinke lived with his parents (his father Emil Klinke was a postal worker) and his younger sisters Frieda and Gertrud since 1928 in the house at Strelitzer Straße 18, on which a plaque commemorates him today.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.brunnenstrasse.de/_buch/23.shtml
- ↑ http://www.aktives-museum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Extern/Dokumente/Rundbrief_53.pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Latch, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1944 |
| Place of death | Berlin |