Rudolf Schwarz (resistance activist)

Rudolf Schwarz
Born(1904-03-03)3 March 1904
Berlin, Germany
Died1 February 1934(1934-02-01) (aged 29)
Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)Political activist
Party worker
Political journalist
Party intelligence officer
Anti-government activist
Political partyKPD
Parent(s)Arthur Abraham Schwarz
1861-1915
Regina Schwarz (born Japha Brasch)
1867-1921

Rudolf (Rudi) Schwarz (3 March 1904 – 1 February 1934) was a German Communist Party activist who after 1933 became an anti-government activist. He was arrested, detained and then, a few weeks short of his thirtieth birthday, handed over to the Gestapo who shot him at the beginning of February 1934.

In the German Democratic Republic he came to wider public attention when the popular author Stephan Hermlin included his story in a 1951 book about resistance to Nazism. After this Schwarz became something of an iconic figure, featured in cinema and television productions.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hermann Weber; Andreas Herbst. "Schwarz, Rudolf 3.3.1904 1.2.1934". Biographische datenbanken .... Handbuch der Deutschen Kommunisten. Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Berlin. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Rudolf Schwarz geboren am: 03.03.1904 gestorben am: 01.02.1934 Schlosser, Politiker". Gedenkstätte der Sozialisten. Berliner Friedparks. Retrieved 24 February 2020.