Wilhelm Waibel

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Wilhelm Josef Waibel (* 1934 ) is an industrial clerk and homeland researcher in Singen (Hohentwiel) .

Until his retirement in 1997, Waibel was a manager at the Singen branch of Georg Fischer AG and at the Konstanz pharmaceutical company Byk Gulden . In the 1980s he became known for his civic engagement against unauthorized development. Since 1961 he has been researching the history of the forced laborers who were employed in Singen companies such as GF or Maggi or ALUSINGEN during the Second World War . After initially considerable resistance, he was able to enforce the processing and publication of these "dark spots" on the company history. He kept in contact with former forced laborers and in 1993 initiated the town twinning of Singen and Kobeljaky (Ukraine).

In 2016 Waibel was made an honorary citizen of the city of Singen. Marcus Welsch , also from Singen, shot a documentary (Der Chronicler) about him, which was presented in October 2018 with great sympathy among the population.

Works

  • Shadows on the Hohentwiel: Forced laborers and prisoners of war in Singen. Labhard, 2nd edition 1997, ISBN 392693722X

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detail page - LEO-BW. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
  2. ↑ Wilhelm Waibel is the city's memory . July 23, 2018 ( wochenblatt.net [accessed November 4, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Singing: Partnership with Ukrainian Kobeljaki celebrated in Singen Theresienkapelle . In: SÜDKURIER Online . July 2, 2018 ( suedkurier.de [accessed November 4, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Singing: honorary citizen Willi Waibel warns against forgetting . In: SÜDKURIER Online . January 26, 2016 ( suedkurier.de [accessed November 4, 2018]).
  5. ↑ “The Chronicler” | Singing at the Hohentwiel. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Waibel, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waibel, Wilhelm Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland researcher
DATE OF BIRTH 1934