Wilhelm Lenz (politician, 1897)

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Wilhelm Friedrich Lenz (born March 16, 1897 in Kleinlinden ; † August 10, 1969 in Gießen ) was a Hessian politician ( KPD Hessen ) and former member of the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse in the Weimar Republic .

Life

Wilhelm Lenz was the son of the miner Wilhelm Lenz III. and his wife Elisabeth nee Klös. He was married to Martha, born Rodenhausen (1899–1978), and of Protestant denomination.

Wilhelm Lenz worked as a mechanic in Gießen-Wieseck . In 1916 he was called up for military service and experienced the First World War as a soldier in Russia and France.

Wilhelm Lenz joined the KPD in 1923 and was a member of the state parliament for the 5th legislative period from 1931 to 1932. After the seizure of power by the Nazis, he was in "1933 protective custody taken", but released after six weeks. He was arrested again in June 1935 for illegal work for the KPD and sentenced in November 1935 to three years in prison for “preparing for high treason ”. After serving his sentence, he was held in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1938 to 1945 .

He then worked first for the US military government and later a trucking company in Giessen. Politically, he no longer emerged. Wilhelm Lenz died on August 10, 1969 in Gießen-Wieseck.

literature

  • Gerhard Beier : Labor movement in Hessen. On the history of the Hessian labor movement through one hundred and fifty years (1834–1984). Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1984, ISBN 3-458-14213-4 , p. 482.
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 241.
  • Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 529.
  • Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 173.
  • Hermann Weber , Andreas Herbst : German communists. Biographical Handbook 1918 to 1945 . 2nd, revised and greatly expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-320-02130-6 ( online ).

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personal data
SURNAME Lenz, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lenz, Wilhelm Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Kleinlinden
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1969
Place of death to water