Theodor Winkens
Theodor Winkens (born November 12, 1897 in Wickrath ( Grevenbroich district ), † 1967 in Düsseldorf ) was an employee of the Düsseldorf police headquarters and a resistance fighter against the Nazi regime .
biography
Winkens was born in the Grevenbroich district. There he attended elementary school, then he trained as a baker and confectioner. He was a soldier in the First World War . In 1915 he was discharged from the army after being seriously injured. He continued to work in his old profession until 1926, after which he was employed as a clerk at the Düsseldorf Regional Council. Later, he was transferred to the Oberpräsidium in Koblenz , and in 1931 he returned to Düsseldorf, this time to the police headquarters.
Because he was married to a Jew and did not want to get a divorce, he was released from the police force on August 1, 1938. After the Second World War, Winkens was reinstated as an employee at the Düsseldorf police headquarters.
Resistance in Düsseldorf
In April 1945 he took part in an action by the citizens of Düsseldorf to surrender the city to the advancing American forces without a fight. (See the main article Aktion Rheinland ) .
Honors
Winkens has a grave of honor in the north cemetery in Düsseldorf.
swell
- Article by PHK Klaus-Fr. Dönecke, Düsseldorf Police Headquarters, press and public relations (PDF file; 415 kB)
- 60 years of the end of the war ( Memento from April 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (kriegsende.ARD.de)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkens, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German resistance fighters under National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wickrath |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1967 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |