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List of Germans who resisted Nazism

List of Germans who resisted Nazism

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This list contains the names of individuals involved in the German resistance to Nazism, but is not a complete list. Names are periodically added, but not all names are known. There are both men and women on this list of Widerstandskämpfer ("Resistance fighters") primarily German, some Austrian or from elsewhere, who risked or lost their lives in a number of ways. They tried to overthrow the National Socialist regime, they denounced its wars as criminal, tried to prevent World War II and sabotaged German attacks on other countries. Some tried to protect those who were being harmed and persecuted by the Nazis, others merely refused to contribute to the Nazi war effort. Most of those on the list worked with others; their affiliated resistance group or groups are listed. Where no group is mentioned, the individual acted alone.

Wolfgang Abendroth's grave
Alexander Abusch (1966)
Anton Ackermann in Leipzig, May 1, 1950
Memorial in Berlin-Bohnsdorf for seven Bohnsdorfers killed resisting the Nazi govern­ment. The caption reads: Brought to death, yet see: we live.

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B

Bernhard Bästlein, 1964 stamp from the GDR
Herbert Baum, 1930 portrait from a photograph
Hans Beimler and fight scene of the International Brigades in the background
Hans Berger
Hermann Böse
German stamp on the occasion of Eugen Bolz' 125th birthday
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Willy Brandt
Hermann Brill
Ernst Busch (actor)

C

Wilhelm Franz Canaris
  • Walter Caldonazzi [de] (1916–1945), Maier Messner Caldonazzi [de]
  • Wilhelm Canaris (1887–1945),
  • Emil Carlebach (1914–2001), KPD
  • Walter Caro [de] (1909–1988), KPD
  • Walter Caro (chemist) [de] (1909–1988), chemist
  • Rudolf Claus [de] (1893–1935), Rote Hilfe
  • Hermann Cornelius [de] (1898–1945), Bästlein-Jacob-Abshagen Group
  • Hans Christoffers [de] (d. 1942), KPD[1]
  • Heinrich Czerkus [de] (1894–1945), KPD
  • Franz Czeminski [de] (1876–1945), SPD

D

The Jesuit Alfred Delp was an influential member of the Kreisau Circle - one of the few clandestine German Resistance groups operating inside Nazi Germany.

E

Eberhard at the award ceremony of the Carl von Ossietzky Medal, 1979
Hans Philipp Ehrenberg, ca. 1940

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Egon Franke, 1976
David Frankfurter in British Mandate of Palestine, 1945
August Froehlich
Fuchs in 1912 with his wife and three oldest children; Klaus is on his mother's lap.

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Clemens August Graf von Galen
Image of Jakob Gapp in Wattens
Eugen Gerstenmaier, 1960
Peter Gingold
Kurt Julius Goldstein
Memorial stone for Georg Groscurth at Unterhaun cemetery
Otto Grotewohl

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Häfner's tomb in the crypt of the Neumünster in 2010 - it is now differently marked with a modern sculpture.
Memorial plaque at the site of the Hampels' former residence, Amsterdamer Straße 10 in Berlin
Stolperstein for Else Hirsch on sidewalk in downtown Bochum.
Erich Honecker
Kurt Huber
Alois Hundhammer

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Franz Jacob, 1964 stamp from the DDR
Hans Jendretzky during a Jugendweihe, 1972

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Carl von Ossietzky

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U

  • Max Urich [de] (1890–1968), unionist resistance (DMV)
  • Robert Uhrig (1903–1944), KPD

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W

Z

  • Gerhard Zadek [de] (1919–2005), Hashomer Hatzair, Herbert Baum Group
  • Hiltgunt Zassenhaus (1916–2004), wartime translator and interpreter[9]
  • Zita Zehner (1900–1978), home economist and radio host
  • Johannes Zieger [de] (1910–1981), KPD
  • Karl Zimmet [de][10] (1895–1969) Antinazistische Deutsche Volksfront
  • Karl Zink [de] (1910–1940), KPD

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Männer und Frauen aus dem Hamburger Widerstand" List of Hamburg Resistance fighters executed or who died in custody. (in German)
  2. [2]
    German Resistance Memorial Center Herbert Baum (includes photo).
  3. [3]
    German Resistance Memorial Center Marianne Baum (includes photo).
  4. [4]
    Michael Luick-Thrams, "Part I: Persecution, Flight and Reception of WWII-era Refugees" See: Bunce Court Humboldt University, Berlin. Dissertation: Creating 'New Americans': WWII-Era European Refugees' Formation of American Identities (1997). Retrieved September 29, 2011
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    "Gahr, Johann" Göppinger Stolpersteine website. Retrieved June 16, 2010 (in German)
  6. [6]
    Kästner, Erich (November 6, 2014). "The Parent Trap". Pushkin Press.
  7. [7]
    Augsburg Wiki Retrieved February 24, 2016
  8. [8]
    Jenny Bünnig and Kurt Walter, "Stolpersteine in Duisburg" Band II" (PDF) Evangelischer Kirschenkreis Duisburg, Evangelisches Familienbildungswerk (2009), page 15. Retrieved June 21, 2010 (in German)
  9. [9]
    Peter Morley, "Peter Morley - A Life Rewound" Part 4 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) British Academy of Film and Television Arts (2010), pp. 237–239. Retrieved September 29, 2011
  10. [10]
    German Resistance Memorial Center Karl Zimmet (includes photo).
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