Maria Kuehne

Maria Kühne , b. Koch, (born December 25, 1885 in Barleben , † October 25, 1947 in Magdeburg ) was a resistance fighter against National Socialism .

Life

After the end of the First World War , Kühne first joined the USPD . In 1920 she became a member of the KPD . In 1929 she joined the Red Association of Women and Girls .

With the “ seizure of power ” by the National Socialists , Kühne became involved in the resistance against National Socialism . She belonged to the Müller-Kühne resistance group and particularly agitated among women. The spatial focus of work was the Magdeburg district of Alte Neustadt .

In 1934 she was arrested. Because of " treasonable companies" she received a prison sentence of five years, which she had to serve in the women's penitentiaries in Jauer and Waldheim .

After the end of the National Socialist dictatorship, Kühne campaigned for the union of the SPD and KPD .

Honors

In the time of the GDR , a school and a street ( Maria-Kühne-Straße ) were named in her honor in Magdeburg . However, both were later renamed. The school was demolished around 2010 and the area has now been built over with single-family houses.

literature

• Gabriele Weninger: Kühne, Maria. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 .