Willy Scholz

Willy Scholz (born October 22, 1889 in Luckenwalde ; † February 20, 1945 in Bergen ) was a German politician ( KPD ). He was murdered in 1945 by the National Socialists in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp .

Life

Willy Scholz grew up in a family that was dominated by social democrats . After elementary school , he began working as a furniture upholsterer , which he had to quit for health reasons. He then became a hat maker and joined the hat workers' association . He worked in different positions in the hat industry. During the First World War he belonged to the peace group around Alex Seidler . In 1918 he founded the USPD in Luckenwalde. The local group joined the KPD in 1921 and Scholz became its chairman. In 1924 he became a city councilor. In 1929 he was also elected to the district council. He was also a member of the Red Front Fighter League .

As a leading member of the communists, he was arrested after the seizure of power and was placed in " protective custody ". First he was imprisoned in Oranienburg concentration camp and sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for state treason and high treason, which he served in the Berlin-Lichterfelde prison. In poor health, he was released early, but could no longer find a job. After the failed assassination attempt on July 20, 1944 , he was arrested during the grating action and taken to Sachsenhausen concentration camp . From there he was transferred to Bergen-Belsen, where he was murdered on February 20, 1945.

A street in Luckenwalde was named after him. He was also honored as a fighter against fascism . After the end of the German Democratic Republic , the street was renamed and a plaque was removed to commemorate him together with other KPD members.

Web link

Willy Scholz in the internet exhibition and database "The political prisoners of the Oranienburg concentration camp"

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Sebastian Bödeker: Scholz, Willy October 22, 1889 - February 20, 1945. Internet exhibition and database “The political prisoners of the Oranienburg concentration camp”, accessed on April 1, 2013 .

personal data
SURNAME	Scholz, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (KPD)
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Luckenwalde
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 1945
Place of death	Mountains

[Or-1] A ^b ^c Sebastian Bödeker: Scholz, Willy October 22, 1889 - February 20, 1945. Internet exhibition and database “The political prisoners of the Oranienburg concentration camp”, accessed on April 1, 2013 .