Wilhelm Hellge

Wilhelm Hellge (born December 30, 1878 in Schönebeck ; † October 31, 1947 there ) was a German local politician ( SPD / SED ) and trade unionist .

Life

Hellge, the son of a worker, learned the trade of a carpenter. At the age of 18 he organized himself in a union and joined the carpenters' association in Schönebeck. Hellge was soon elected chairman. In 1896 he joined the SPD. During the November Revolution of 1918 he was a member of the workers 'and soldiers' council in Schönebeck. From 1919 to 1933 he held the office of city councilor there. At the same time, he was responsible for the control of the entire construction industry in what was then the district of Calbe an der Saale . In this function, he particularly supported the savings and construction associations as well as the so-called “ Heimstätten-Bau ”.

After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists in 1933, he was relieved of all offices. During the Nazi regime, Hellge was persecuted, ill-treated and temporarily detained.

In 1945 he was elected chairman of the SPD in Schönebeck. After the unification of the KPD and SPD on March 21, 1946, he acted as one of the two parity chairmen of the SED Schönebeck.

Hellge was buried on November 4, 1947 in the Schönebecker Ostfriedhof in an honorary grave.

Honors

• His hometown Schönebeck named a street after Hellge.

literature

• Walter Blumenthal: In the spirit of Lenin. From the life of fighters of the workers' movement in the Schönebeck district . Commission for research into the history of the local labor movement at the secretariat of the district leadership of SED Schönebeck (Elbe) 1970, p. 10.
• Martin Wiehle : Borders Personalities. Biographical lexicon of the Magdeburger Börde (= contributions to the cultural history of the Magdeburger Börde and its peripheral areas. Vol. 6). Dr. ziethen verlag, Oschersleben 2001, ISBN 3-935358-20-2 , p. 69.
• Hans-Joachim Geffert: Hellge, Wilhelm. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 ( article online ).