Margarete Blank (1901–1945) was a German medical doctor who was executed for defeatist speech in 1945. There are now several memorials to her including street names in Engelsdorf and Panitzsch; old people's homes in Prenzlau and Thekla, Leipzig; schools in Panitzsch and Torgau; and an annual prize for a work of medical history at the Leipzig Medical School.[1][2][3][4][5]
Margarete Blank | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 February 1945 | (aged 43)
Nationality | German |
Other names | Margot |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Execution towards the end of the Second World War |
References
edit- ^ Gertrud Bobek (1987), Dr. Margarete Blank. Ein Lebensbild – dargestellt nach Berichten ihrer Mitkämpfer, Freunde und Patienten, SED-Kreisleitung Leipzig-Land
- ^ Luise Kraushaar (1970), Deutsche Widerstandskämpfer 1933 bis 1945. Biografien und Briefe, Dietz-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 124–126
- ^ Haig Latchinian (15 April 2018), "Wanderausstellung über hingerichtete Ärztin Margarete Blank wird in Leipzig eröffnet", Leipziger Volkszeitung
- ^ Andrea Lorz (2008), Ein Leben für die Wahrheit. Margarete Blank, Passage Verlag, Leipzig, ISBN 978-3-938543-57-3
- ^ Birgit Sack (2000), Dr. Margarete Blank (1901–1945). Justizmord und Erinnerungspolitik, ISBN 3-934382-00-2
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Literature by and about Margarete Blank in the German National Library catalogue
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