Paul Hegenbart

Stolperstein , Legiendamm 4 , in Berlin-Mitte

Paul Hegenbart (born September 1, 1884 in Anklam , Pomerania ; † February 26, 1945 in Brandenburg -Görden) was a resistance fighter against National Socialism . He belonged to the workers' resistance and was a member of the Saefkow-Jacob-Bästlein organization in Berlin.

Life

Hegenbart worked as an upholsterer and saddler in Berlin-Kreuzberg and belonged to the saddler , upholsterer u. Portefeuiller Association . In 1905 he joined the SPD and was a member of the KPD from 1923 . After his return from the First World War , he was elected branch manager of the upholstery and upholstery association and took part in tariff and arbitration committee negotiations. From 1930 he was editor of the newspaper "Roter Lederarbeiter" and head of the district committee of IG Leder of the trade union opposition . After 1933 he was imprisoned several times. In 1935/36 he worked as the leader of a resistance group in Berlin-Lichtenberg. He was arrested in September 1939 for insulting the Führer.

Since spring 1944 he belonged to the Saefkow-Jacob-Bästlein-Organization under the code name Paul. He participated in the establishment of the illegal saddlers and upholsterers' group, and donated money and food for illegally living anti-fascists. He discussed the programs and goals of the organization with craftsmen and distributed illegal pamphlets such as "Where is the common sense?" Together with his wife, Paul Hegenbart stuck anti-fascist slogans near the Jannowitz Bridge , which they made from newspaper letters. On August 17, 1944, he was arrested, charged and sentenced to death by the National Socialist People's Court on January 18, 1945 . The 60-year-old Paul Hegenbart was executed on February 26, 1945 in the Brandenburg penitentiary .

Honors

He is remembered by a stumbling block that was embedded in the sidewalk in Berlin-Mitte , Legiendamm 4, in November 2008 .

Web links

• Literature about Paul Hegenbart in the state bibliography MV
• Paul Hegenbart. In: Stolpersteine ​​in Berlin. Retrieved September 6, 2013 .