Wilhelm Frisch
Wilhelm Frisch (born March 29, 1891 in Wemmetsweiler ; † October 20, 1940 ) was a Saarland politician ( KPD ).
Frisch initially earned his living as a laborer and miner. In 1913 he was called up for military service. During the First World War , he was taken prisoner by the Russians from 1915 to 1918. After the war he worked again as a miner in Lorraine .
From 1927 he was a member of the KPD. He belonged to the KPD district leadership Saar and was Saarland district leader of the revolutionary trade union opposition . In 1932 he was elected to the last Landesrat of the Saar area .
A few months after the Saar referendum in 1935, Frisch, like many opponents of reintegration, emigrated to France , where he belonged to the KPD foreign leadership in Saar. In August 1940, Frisch was arrested in France. Shortly afterwards, he committed suicide after being tortured by the Gestapo .
literature
- Hermann Weber , Andreas Herbst : German communists. Biographisches Handbuch 1918 to 1945. Dietz, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-320-02044-7 , pp. 221-222 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fresh, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wemmetsweiler |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1940 |