Paul Bukowski

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Paul Bukowski (born April 9, 1898 in Weissenberg , † August 23, 1944 in Stuttgart ) was a German miner and was executed as a member of the resistance group around Franz Zielasko as a victim of the Nazi justice system .

Live and act

Paul Bukowski lived and worked as a miner in Gelsenkirchen . Franz Zielsko left the Soviet Union for the Ruhr area in 1943 to establish a resistance group there. On August 7, 1943, Bukowski, Zielasko and other members of the groups were arrested by the Gestapo . While Zielasko was killed during the interrogation by the Gestapo in the Gladbeck police prison, Bukowski was brought before the People's Court and sentenced to death together with Friedrich Rahkob on June 20, 1944 for "preparation for high treason in connection with favoring the enemy" and sentenced to death on August 23, 1944 Executed Stuttgart.

Paul Bukowski was married to Anna Bukowski. The couple had two children, a daughter and a son.

Honors

On February 9, 2010 and June 22, 2010, a stumbling stone was laid in his honor in front of Bukowski's last place of residence at Gelsenkirchener Zollvereinstraße 4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The resistance group around Franz Zielasko . Accessed December 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ STOLPERSTEINE GELSENKIRCHEN . Accessed March 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ [1]
personal data
SURNAME Bukowski, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Weissenberg
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1944
Place of death Stuttgart