Wilhelm Martinke

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Memorial stone , Nöldnerplatz, in Berlin-Rummelsburg

Wilhelm Martinke (born October 12, 1909 in Berlin , † January 31, 1945 in Sonnenburg ) was a German resistance fighter against National Socialism .

Life

The non-party Wilhelm Martinke lived in Berlin-Lichtenberg . After elementary school he learned the trade of a metal grinder and worked at Siemens & Halske . From 1926 to 1928 he was a member of the DMV , and after 1933 also the DAF . From 1936 Martinke worked at Siemens in Berlin-Siemensstadt, Wernerwerk. When the Second World War broke out , he was involved in building up a resistance group in the company. Denounced by several colleagues , he was arrested by the Gestapo in the factory on September 8, 1944; He was charged with " undermining military strength " for listening to enemy radio stations and for allegedly making several statements . However, the indictment issued by the Berlin Court of Appeal of November 1, 1944 only contains quotations that suggest a realistic assessment of the further course of the war by Martinke. Even these statements were largely denied by him. Martinke was in custody from September 14 to December 31, 1944 in Berlin-Plötzensee . On December 14th, the 4th Criminal Senate of the Berlin Court of Appeal , chaired by Senate President Schönfeld , pronounced its verdict: Martinke was sentenced to three years in prison with recognition of three months in pre-trial detention. In the written grounds of the judgment of January 6, 1945, it was stated: "It was finally possible that the accused did not shy away from the fact that in September 1944, at a time when the front was in a very difficult position, the To shake the stability of the homeland and especially of the armaments workers, which is extremely important for the front, especially in such times. " In January 1945 Wilhelm Martinke was brought to the Sonnenburg prison. In January 1945, in front of the approaching Red Army units , he was shot dead by an SS special command in the prison yard. The verdict of January 6, 1945 indicates that Martinke left behind at least two small children.

Commemoration

  • In front of his house on Pfarrstr. 92 a memorial plaque was installed in 1973, but it was stolen in 1991 by unknown perpetrators. On May 6, 1994, members of the Active Museum of Fascism and Resistance in Berlin installed a replacement plaque, but it disappeared again in August 1997. On September 1, 1999, a new plaque designed by the tenants of the house was inaugurated.
  • On May 7, 2010, a memorial stele was unveiled on Nöldnerplatz in Berlin-Rummelsburg , which was financed by donations. A metal plaque on a granite stone commemorates the resistance in the Rummelsburger Kiez against National Socialism. In addition to Wilhelm Martinke, the following campaigners are also honored by name: Erwin Nöldner , Hans Krüger , Walter Riedel († 1939) and Käthe and Felix Tucholla .

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Martinke  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bundesarchiv Berlin, R3001, 140686 (files of the Reich Ministry of Justice on the proceedings against Wilhelm Martinke)
  2. ↑ Memorial plaques in Berlin near Kauperts
  3. ↑ Memorial stone commemorates Rummelsburg workers resistance , press release of the BA Lichtenberg from April 26, 2010; Retrieved June 23, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Martinke, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German resistance fighters against National Socialism
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1945
Place of death Sonnenburg