Franz Leuninger
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German trade unionist and anti-Nazi resistance figure
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Franz Leuninger
Franz Leuninger was a German trade unionist, politician and opponent of the Nazi regime. A bricklayer by trade, he became a regional leader of the construction workers' union in Silesia during the 1920s. He served on Breslau's city council for the Zentrumspartei and ran for the Reichstag in 1933. Arrested after the 20 July 1944 plot, he was sentenced to death and executed in 1945. The Catholic Church later introduced him as a martyr of the 20th century.
- Born
- 28 December 1898
- Breslau city council
- Member from 1930 for the Zentrumspartei
- Fate
- Sentenced to death and executed
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Franz Leuninger (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q1274385
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Unknown photographer. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUnknown photographer, FRANZ LEUNINGER, Gedenkstätte Deutscher WiderstandModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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