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Wilhelm Stein
Wilhelm Stein (May 15, 1895 – June 16, 1944) was a German engineer, a Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe, Jewish resistance fighter, and Holocaust victim. Life Stein was born in modern-day Sankt Goar. Despite only receiving an elementary school education, Stein managed to secure an enrollment in an engineering establishment, and following his graduation was gainfully employed by the lucrative Krupp family. It was here that Stein encountered the Bästlein-Jacob-Abshagen Group, and subsequently began aiding in their efforts in illegally working against the Nazi regime. Eventually, the Gestapo became aware of Stein's involvement and interred him first at Fuhlsbüttel Gestapo prison and then in Hamburg's Holstenglacis Remand Prison. The local People's Court (Germany), Volksgerichtshof chapter adamantly opposed Stein and he was swiftly convicted, and executed in the summer of 1944, just nine months before Germany would surrender to the Allies of World War II, Allied Powers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein Wilhelm
Stein is a German language, German, Yiddish and Norwegian language, Norwegian word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same Germanic languages, Germanic Root (linguistics), root as the English word stone. It may refer to: Places In Austria * Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria * Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria * Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria * Stein an der Enns, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria In Canada * Stein River, a tributary of the Fraser River, from the Nlaka'pamux language ''Stagyn'', meaning "hidden place" **Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a British Columbia provincial park comprising the basin of that river **Stein Mountain, a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges named for the river **Stein Lake, a lake in the upper reaches of the Stein River basin In Germany * Stein, Bavaria, a town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria * Stein, Schleswig-Holst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |