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 |
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]
Literature by and about Margarete Blank in the German National Library catalogue
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 |
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]
Literature by and about Margarete Blank in the German National Library catalogue