Hans Koch (lawyer)
Hans Koch | |
|---|---|
| Hans Koch | |
| Born | 16 August 1893 |
| Died | 24 April 1945 (1945年04月25日) (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | extrajudicial killing |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Spouse | Annemarie Kahle |
Hans Koch (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessing Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism. The plotters of 20 July slated Koch for President of the Reichsgericht in post-Nazi Germany.
Early life
[edit ]Koch 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.[3] 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.[4] [2] During World War II, he developed contacts with the 20 July plot conspirators, including Hans von Dohnanyi and Hans Oster from the military-intelligence.[5] 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.[5] [6] [7] The plot failed, however, and Koch sheltered Hans Bernd Gisevius, one of the conspirators.[8] An informer denounced him and Koch and his family were arrested.[6] He was killed extrajudicially in Berlin by a SS-Sonderkommando of the Reich Security Main Office on 24 April 1945.[2] [6]
References
[edit ]- ^ Ludwig 2008, p. 360.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Hans Koch". German Resistance Memorial Center.
- ^ Steinbach 1998, p. 115.
- ^ Sandvoß 2014, p. 304.
- ^ a b Sigler 2014, p. 52.
- ^ a b c Steinbach 1998, p. 116.
- ^ Badenheuer 2009, p. 10.
- ^ Sigler 2014, p. 53.
Sources
[edit ]- Badenheuer, Konrad (October 2009). "Mit dem Leben bezahlt – Hans Koch". Preußische Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 31 (44): 10.
- Ludwig, H (2008). Schultze, Harald (ed.). Ihr Ende Schaut an ..." Evangelische Märtyrer des 20. Jahrhunderts (in German). 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 (in German). Lukas-Verlag. p. 304. ISBN 9783867321846.
- Sigler, Sebastian (2014). Corpsstudenten Im Widerstand Gegen Hitler (in German). Duncker & Humblot. pp. 45–56. ISBN 9783428143191.
- Steinbach, Peter (1998). Lexikon Des Widerstandes 1933 - 1945 (in German). Beck. pp. 115–116. ISBN 340643861X.
- Ziemann, Benjamin (2019). Martin Niemöller ein Leben in Opposition. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. ISBN 9783421047120
- 1893 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Bartoszyce
- People from East Prussia
- German Protestants
- Protestants in the German Resistance
- University of Königsberg alumni
- Executed members of the 20 July plot
- Extrajudicial killings in World War II
- Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany
- People killed in Sicherheitsdienst operations