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Hans Koch (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism.
Hans Koch | |
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 Hans Koch | |
| Born | 16 August 1893 |
| Died | 24 April 1945 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | extrajudicial killing |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Early life
editKoch was born in Bartenstein, East Prussia (modern Bartoszyce, Poland),[1] he graduated in law from the University of Königsberg.[2] In 1923, he began working at the Prussian Ministry of Trade and later as the second state commissar of the Berlin stock exchange. In 1927, he opened his own law office.
Opposition against the nazi regime
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In 1937, he helped win an acquittal for pastor Martin Niemöller.[2] During World War II, he developed contacts with Claus von Stauffenberg and the 20 July plot conspirators, including Carl Goerdeler.[2] In the 20 July plot, once the Nazis had been routed, Koch was slated to become the presiding judge of the Reichsgericht, the highest court in the German Reich. The plot failed, however, and Koch sheltered one of the conspirators. An informer denounced him and Koch and his family were arrested. He was murdered extrajudicially in Berlin by a Sonderkommando of the SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt on 24 April 1945.[2]
References
edit- ^ GDW Berlin
- ^ a b c d Biography of Hans Koch German Resistance Memorial Center, official website. Retrieved December 10, 2010
Sources
edit- German Resistance Memorial Center, Biography of Hans Koch
- Ludwig, H. (2008). Koch, Hans, Dr. jur. In Schultze, Harald. “Ihr Ende Schaut an ...” Evangelische Märtyrer des 20. Jahrhunderts. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. pp 360-362. ISBN 9783374023707
- Sandvoß, Hans-Rainer (2014). “Es wird gebeten die Gottesdienste zu überwachen ...” Religionsgemeinschaften in Berlin zwischen Anpassung, Selbstbehauptung und Widerstand von 1933 bis 1945. Lukas-Verlag. ISBN 9783867321846, p. 304
- Sigler, Sebastian (2014). Corpsstudenten Im Widerstand Gegen Hitler. Duncker & Humblot, ISBN 9783428143191. pp 45-56
- Steinbach, Peter (1998). Lexikon Des Widerstandes 1933 - 1945. Beck, ISBN 340643861X. pp 115-116
- Ziemann, Benjamin (2019). Martin Niemöller ein Leben in Opposition. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. ISBN 9783421047120