Wilhelm Ahrens (politician, 1898)
Wilhelm Ahrens (born February 9, 1898 in Lesum ; † June 1, 1974 in Bremen ) was a German watchmaker, editor , resistance fighter against National Socialism , head of office and politician ( SPD ).
biography
education and profession
Ahrens was a watchmaker from 1912 to 1924. In the First World War he served as a soldier. From 1924 to 1933 he was a bookseller and editor of the Bremer Volkszeitung . From 1936 to 1944 he worked as a bread dealer.
politics
He joined the SPD around 1919. At the time of National Socialism , in the resistance against National Socialism , he tried to regroup the SPD in illegality. After the ban on the Reich banner in March 1933, he was taken into “ protective custody ” in the local court prison in Blumenthal, which had been converted into an SA camp, and then sentenced to 18 months in prison. From 1944 to 1945 he was sent to a labor camp.
After the Second World War he resumed his activities in the SPD and in 1946 became head of office, or from December 16, 1946 local office manager in Bremen-Blumenthal. Ahrens was elected in 1948 as the successor to the Vegesack local office manager Otto Budschigk († October 3, 1948) with the votes of the communists ( Jakob Pfarr and others) against the closed "bourgeois bloc" and took office in Vegesack on March 15, 1949. Willy Dehnkamp was his successor in Blumenthal .
From 1950 to 1963 he was a member of Bremen's citizenship and served in various deputations .
Further memberships
From 1955 to 1973 he was chairman of the Heimat- und Museumverein für Vegesack and the surrounding area and helped found the Heimatmuseum in Schönebeck Castle , which in 1972 was still able to witness its opening.
Honors
- The Wilhelm Ahrens Street in Bremen- Grohn was named after him.
literature
- Ulrich Schröder: Rotes Band am Hammerand: History of the labor movement in the district of Osterholz from the beginnings to 1933. Donat Verlag , Bremen 2007.
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ahrens, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German watchmaker, editor, head of office and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lesum |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1974 |
| Place of death | Bremen |