Max Urich
Max Urich (born February 10, 1890 in Suhl , † June 21, 1968 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( SPD ), union official ( DMV ) and resistance fighter .
Life
Immediately after the collaboration of the ADGB unions with National Socialism on May 1, 1933, Max Urich was arrested by an SA troop on May 2, 1933 when he stormed the headquarters of the social democratic metalworkers' union and was taken to the Columbia concentration camp . At that time he was the first authorized representative of the DMV administration office in Berlin . After his release he joined the "illegal" leadership of the Berlin SPD and was the union representative there. Together with Heinrich Schliestedt and Alwin Brandes , Max Urich organized an informal network with contact persons in all of Berlin's larger metalworking companies, with whom information about the political situation was exchanged. Occasionally, leaflets were also produced jointly on pull-out devices that Brandes had been able to bring to safety before the DMV building was occupied.
In March 1935 he was arrested again and charged before the Berlin Superior Court . Despite his acquittal on February 4, 1936, he was taken to Sachsenhausen concentration camp until 1939 and then to Buchenwald concentration camp . Even after his release from prison and despite the long-term break, he found contact with former union colleagues. With Wilhelm Leuschner , he built a loose network of connections between some of the former leading ADGB functionaries in Germany. After July 20, 1944 , Urich was arrested again. During the transport to the Flossenbürg concentration camp in early 1945, he was able to escape and hide until the Nazi regime was finally crushed.
In addition to his professional and trade union activities, Max Urich was also active in local politics. On November 17, 1929 he was elected for the SPD in the district assembly of Berlin-Wedding . From 1954 to 1963 he was a member of the Berlin House of Representatives .
Max Urich was buried in the Seestrasse urn cemetery .
Honors
- In Berlin-Gesundbrunnen there is Max-Urich-Straße
literature
- Marion Goers, Siegfried Mielke , Matthias Oden: Max Urich (1890–1968) , In: Siegfried Mielke, Stefan Heinz (ed.) With the assistance of Marion Goers: Functionaries of the German Metalworkers' Association in the Nazi state. Resistance and persecution (= trade unionists under National Socialism. Persecution - resistance - emigration. Volume 1). Metropol, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86331-059-2 , pp. 121-142.
- Marion Goers: The free trade union German metalworkers association in Berlin , In: Hans Coppi , Stefan Heinz (Hrsg.): The forgotten resistance of the workers. Trade unionists, communists, social democrats, Trotskyists, anarchists and forced laborers , Dietz, Berlin, 2012, ISBN 978-3-320-02264-8 , pp. 17-26.
- Werner Breunig, Siegfried Heimann , Andreas Herbst : Biographical Handbook of Berlin City Councilors and Members of Parliament 1946–1963 (= series of publications by the Berlin State Archives . Volume 14 ). Landesarchiv Berlin , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-9803303-4-3 , p. 266 (331 pages).
- Committed to freedom. Memorial book of the German social democracy in the 20th century. Edited by the board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Marburg 2000, p. 333.
- Peter Steinbach , Johannes Tuchel , Ursula Adam : Lexicon of Resistance 1933–1945. Beck-Verlag 1998
- Walter Uhlmann : metal workers in the anti-fascist resistance. Berlin 1982.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urich, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suhl |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1968 |
| Place of death | Berlin |