Willy Andrek
Georg Willy Karl Andrek (born January 11, 1888 in Neuruppin ; † March 3, 1942 in Berlin ) was a German communist and anti-fascist who was murdered by the Gestapo .
The revolver turner Willy Andrek joined the SPD in 1907 , then switched to the USPD and joined the KPD when it was founded . In addition to Albert Kayser , Franz Mett and Otto Schmirgal , he was a works council member and one of the BVG's workers' officials , which earned him reprimands. He joined the resistance group around Robert Uhrig and was arrested by the Gestapo at the beginning of the mass arrests on February 4, 1942 . On March 3, 1942, he was murdered in the prison of the Berlin police headquarters on Alexanderplatz .
Individual evidence
- ^ Standesamt Berlin X b: marriage register . No. 908/1911.
- ↑ Luise Kraushaar : Berlin communists in the fight against fascism. 1936 to 1942: Robert Uhrig and comrades . Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1981 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
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| SURNAME | Andrek, Willy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andrek, Georg WillI Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German communist and anti-fascist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuruppin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1942 |
| Place of death | Berlin |