Werner Schaumann
Werner Schaumann (born February 2, 1908 , † May 11, 1943 in Plötzensee prison , Berlin) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism.
Life and activity
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Schaumann was the son of a businessman. From 1914 to 1925 he attended elementary school and a high school. Since he wanted to take over his father's seed business, he first learned to be a gardener . Subsequently he worked in his father's business until 1931. He then studied natural sciences for a few years at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin, but had to drop out of the course for financial reasons without a degree.
From 1932 onwards, Schaumann was politically organized in the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and in the International Workers Aid .
From 1935 to 1942, Schaumann worked for the Berlin building cooperative , where he worked his way up to an electric and autogenous welder and finally to a site manager.
During the Second World War , Schaumann and his second wife Elfriede joined a communist underground group organized by the technical draftsman Hans Georg Vötter , which worked against the Nazi regime. He participated in the distribution of illegal leaflets and pamphlets.
Schaumann was arrested in May 1942. He was eventually charged with Vötter and two other members of the group - Arthur Illgen and Adolf Bittner - before the People's Court of preparation for high treason . At the February 5, 1943 session, the four were found guilty and sentenced to death.
Schaumann was executed on May 11, 1943 in the Plötzensee prison. His wife Elfriede had committed suicide on September 14, 1942 while in custody.
Today a memorial plaque at Grünberger Straße 85 commemorates him.
literature
- Margot Pikarski: Youth in the Berlin Resistance , 1978, p. 152f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaumann, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German victim of Nazi war justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin |