Krüschedt, Fritz (1910-1978)
Submitted by Battlescarred on Nov 2 2011 11:11
A short biography of German anarchist Fritz Krüschedt
Fritz Kruschedt was born on 14th June 1910 in the Wuppertal region of the Rhineland in Germany. After the early death of his father, his mother had to raise Fritz and his brother Gustav ( born 31st March 1912) and their sister.
Höme, Werner (1907 -1937)
Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 31 2011 16:35
A short biography of German anarchist Werner Höme, murdered by the Nazis
Werner Höme, an engraver, was a member of the Social Democrat youth organisation and then the Anarchistische Tatgemeinschaft (Anarchist Action Group); this was a Dresden based youth group which produced its own paper Revolutionäre Tat ( Revolutionary Act). Three issues of this paper appeared.
Steinacker, Hermann ( 1870-1944)
Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 27 2011 13:37
A short biography of Hermann Steinacker, German anarchist murdered by the Nazis.
"Fixed and unwavering our comrade always believed in the collapse of the Nazi regime. Quiet, even humorous, he endured his imprisonment in the Munster penitentiary." August Benner writing about Hermann Steinacker.
Usinger, Georg, 1900-1990
Submitted by Battlescarred on Dec 2 2010 18:48
A short biography of Georg Usinger, German anarchist active in Offenbach
Georg (Schorsch in the local dialect) Usinger grew up in a large family in Taunus before moving to Offenbach as a teenager. Offenbach am Main had a big working class population with large membership of both the Social Democratic Party and the Communist Party .
Wafner, Kurt, 1918-2007
Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 7 2010 09:45
A short biography of German anarchist Kurt Wafner.
Kurt Wafner, was born on 25th November 1918, on the Franfurter Allee in Berlin during the height of the German Revolution. His family originally had the name Wawrzyniak and his ancestors were a mixture of Polish nobility and French Huguenot refugees. His father died in early 1923, and his mother had to eke out an existence.
Street politics in Hamburg, 1932-3
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 24 2009 11:55
Anthony McElligott examines the street fighting and battle for control of territory between fascists and the working class in the run-up to the Nazi seizure of power.
Doster, Gustav aka Gustl 1904-1977
Submitted by Battlescarred on Apr 22 2009 16:57
Gustav Doster was a leading light in the anarchist movement in the Rhineland. He organised underground anarchist networks under Nazism and experienced the Spanish Revolution.
Gustav Doster’s father was a boiler maker, and a union militant and member of the Social Democratic Party. From 1919 until 1923 he worked as a lathe operator and then worked as an instructor of metal workers until 1933.
Friedetzky, Heinrich, 1910-1998
Submitted by Battlescarred on Apr 22 2009 16:38
Heinrich Friedetzky was a German anarchist who preserved his beliefs despite the experiences of Nazism, prison and concentration camps.
The last of eight children of a railway worker, Heinrich Friedetzky was born on 8th October 1910 at Bebra in the state of Hesse, Germany. His mother died in 1913, his father in 1920. From 1912 the family lived at Ratibor in Upper Silesia, now part of Poland, where Heinrich lived with his brothers, sisters and a stepmother.
Benner, Fritz (1906-1966)
Submitted by Battlescarred on Jun 30 2008 10:20
A short biography of Fritz Benner, courageous German anarchist.
Fritz Benner was born on 6th April 1906 in Solingen, Germany. By profession he was a belt operator. In 1927/28 he and his brother Willi joined the anarchosyndicalist Free Workers' Union of Germany (FAUD) in Wuppertal. His brother Eugen (usually known as August) also became involved. At this time the FAUD was past its height and only counted a few dozen members in Wuppertal.
Berner, Rudolf, 1907-1977
Submitted by Battlescarred on Jan 6 2008 13:44
A short biography of Swedish anarchist Rudolf Berner, active in Spain and in underground work in Nazi Germany.
Berner, Rudolf (Rube) AKA Frank Tireur
Born on 14 July 1907 in Skövde (West Sweden), Rudolf Berner grew up in a small farmer and working-class family of many children. He attended school and learned painting and crafts.
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