Rolf Weinberg
Rolf Weinberg (born March 6, 1919 in Herford ; died June 23, 2011 in London ) was a German emigrant who fought in the Forces françaises libres de Gaulles during World War II .
Life
Rolf-Julius Weinberg was a descendant of the Weinberg family of manufacturers in Herford. Weinberg and his sister Erika (1915-2007) attended the Friedrichs-Gymnasium and were assaulted in front of the teachers after the transfer of power to the National Socialists . Under the conditions of the persecution of Jews in National Socialist Germany , he had to leave school prematurely and began an apprenticeship in a knitwear factory in Stuttgart in 1936 and completed his training at the technical center in Reutlingen in 1938 . In September 1938 he fled to Uruguay .
Weinberg was recruited in Montevideo in 1939 by the British embassy, which deployed him in the psychological battle over the German warship Admiral Graf Spee , which was under repair there . Weinberg joined the France libre de Gaulle army under the name Henri Rovey in London in 1940 and fought in North Africa during World War II . In July 1943 Weinberg was promoted to major , he took part in the conquest of Germany . He was awarded the Military Medal of France and made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
After the war, Weinberg worked as an engineer in Germany for four years and then ran a men's clothing store in Spain with his wife Sara. After the death of his wife in 1990, he moved to London and lived there with Ruth, a friend from his days in Stuttgart.
Weinberg published an autobiography David's Fight under the pen name David Silverbaum.
Autobiography
- David Silverbaum: David's Fight 1939-1946: The Freedom to be An Individual . Hazelwood, ISBN 0-9514610-8-7
literature
- Hartmut Brandtmann: After the oath into battle. The Herford Jew Rolf Weinberg died at the age of 92 in London , Neue Westfälische (NW), July 15, 2011
- Walter E. Goddard: Rolf Weinberg, 6 March 1919 - 23 June 2011 , obituary, in: The Jewish Chronicle, August 2011
- Rolf Weinberg , in: Pressreader, September 16, 2011
Web links
- Rolf Weinberg , at francaislibres.net
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weinberg, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German emigrant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 2011 |
| Place of death | London |