Margarete Blank
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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 photographed in 1930 | |
| Born | 21 February 1901 |
| Died | 8 February 1945 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Margot |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Execution towards the end of the Second World War |
Memorial in Panitzsch
References
- 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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