Walter Homann

Memorial plaque on the house at Jungstrasse 18, in Berlin-Friedrichshain

Walter Homann (born January 15, 1906 in Berlin , † April 10, 1945 in Berlin-Plötzensee ) was a resistance fighter of the Red Orchestra . He was a locksmith by trade .

Life

Walter Homann worked as a locksmith in the AEG turbine factory in Berlin-Moabit and joined the KPD in 1928 . After 1933 he collected money and donations in kind for the relatives of imprisoned opponents of National Socialism. He was arrested on February 28, 1945 and sentenced to death on March 21, 1945 by the Berlin Chamber Court. The sentence was carried out two and a half weeks later, on April 10, 1945. In addition to Homann, his AEG work colleagues Wilhelm Bösch, Gustav Sadranowski, Karl Müller, Wilhelm Leist, Otto Lang, Richard Klotzbücher were also executed in Plötzensee in the same month and Karl Behrens in 1943.

Honors

A memorial plaque is attached to Homann's house at Jungstrasse 18 in Berlin-Friedrichshain .

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Homann, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German resistance fighters against the Nazi dictatorship
DATE OF BIRTH	January 15, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	April 10, 1945
Place of death	Berlin-Plötzensee