Willy Enders
Willy Enders (born April 11, 1886 in Sonneberg ; † January 7, 1938 in Eisenach ) was a German social democrat and resistance fighter against National Socialism .
Life
Enders was born in Sonneberg on April 11, 1886 and settled in Eisenach in 1908. Since 1905 he was a member of the SPD . Since the 1920s he has been working as a librarian at the Eisenach trade union library . He became involved in the resistance against National Socialism at an early stage and became a member of the International Socialist League , which is why he was arrested on January 5, 1938. Two days later, on January 7, 1938, he committed suicide in the Eisenach court prison.
Honors
In Eisenach, a street was named after Enders during the GDR , and it still bears this name today. On March 18, 2014, a stumbling block was laid in front of his former home on Stedtfelder Strasse in Eisenach to commemorate him .
see also: List of stumbling blocks in Eisenach
literature
- Eisenach personalities: a biographical encyclopedia , URANIA culture and education association Gotha, Eisenach (ed.), Rhino publishing house, 2004. ISBN 9783932081453
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New Stolpersteine in Eisenach , accessed on March 19, 2014
- ↑ Map of Eisenach, z. B. here
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Enders, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German social democrat and resistance fighter against National Socialism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sonneberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1938 |
| Place of death | Eisenach |