Leo Ries
Leo Ries (born January 8, 1901 in Remagen , † July 12, 1988 in Trier ) was a Roman Catholic teacher , editor of the "Paulinus" and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
The son of master cooper Matthias Ries and his wife Margarete (née Schön) grew up in Remagen, Sinzig / Rhein and Neuss. After finishing primary school in Remagen, he started a teacher training institute in Sinzig / Rhein in 1915 and then a teacher training college in Neuss in 1918. In 1922 he was a consultant at the Bühnenvolksbund in Frankfurt am Main and in 1925 he was the office manager in the Sinzig notary's office. From 1927 to 1930 he was a teacher in Katzenbach, Altenkirchen and Webach. He was a teacher in Nauroth / Westerwald from 1930 to 1933. In 1933 he was dismissed because of political unreliability ("Fanatic fighter of the Center Party"). Then Leo Ries was managing director of the Trier diocese newspaper “Paulinus” in Remagen and Saarbrücken from 1934 to 1937. From 1937 to 1938 he was editor . After the "Paulinus" was banned by the National Socialists in 1938, he became an assistant supervisor in the Trier remand prison in the same year. In 1939 Leo Ries was a shipyard accountant in Ostswine / Swinemünde and, after his dismissal without notice, was a travel agent for the Soennecken company in Berlin. From 1941 to 1945 he was sent to the Eastern Front as a war participant and was a prisoner of war several times. When he returned he was rector of the Trier-Euren elementary school, was a school councilor for the Bitburg district in 1946, also a school councilor for the Prüm district in 1947, a school councilor for the Saarburg district in 1949 and a government school councilor for the Trier government in 1951.
Leo Ries was a co-founder of the Marienburg teachers' group, co-founder of the Lorenz-Kellner-Verein in Trier, member of the board of the Volksbund Deutscher Wargräberfürsorge and prefect of the Marian citizen modality Trier.
Awards
- 1976: Knight of the Papal Order of St. New Year's Eve
Web links
- Leo Ries biography at saarland-biografien.de
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| SURNAME | Ries, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic teacher, editor of "Paulinus" and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Remagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1988 |
| Place of death | trier |