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Walter Vielhauer (; April 1, 1909 in Reutlingen - April 19, 1986 in 
He was first arrested in March 1933 and was held several weeks at the new concentration camp Heuberg. After his release, he continued his struggle against fascism and in autumn of 1933, he was arrested again. He was condemned to five and a half years in penintentiary, which he had to spend in solitary confinement. After serving his sentence, he was sent to various concentration camps, Welzheim,
''Hitler als Hoffnungsträger.'' In: ''Heilbronn im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland 1933–1945''
* Buchenwald - Ein Konzentrationslager. Bericht der ehemaligen KZ-Häftlinge Emil Carlebach, Paul Grünewald, Helmut Röder, Willy Schmidt, Walter Vielhauer. * Trau! Schau! Wem? Dokumente zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung im Raum Heilbronn/Neckarsulm 1844-1949.
''Opfer von Terror und Verfolgung: Walter Vielhauer (1909–1986)''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vielhauer, Walter 1986 deaths 1909 births People from Reutlingen Communist Party of Germany politicians Welzheim concentration camp survivors Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime members Dachau concentration camp survivors Mauthausen concentration camp survivors Buchenwald concentration camp survivors
Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state.
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) was a communist and anti-fascist of Heilbronn who was held captive by Nazi Germany before and during World War II.
He was first arrested in March 1933 and was held several weeks at the new concentration camp Heuberg. After his release, he continued his struggle against fascism and in autumn of 1933, he was arrested again. He was condemned to five and a half years in penintentiary, which he had to spend in solitary confinement. After serving his sentence, he was sent to various concentration camps, Welzheim, Dachau
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, Mauthausen and Buchenwald, where he was active with the Resistance
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activities there.
In June 1945, he was deployed by the United States Army as assistant of the lord mayor and was responsible for social affairs in Heilbronn until 1948.
Sources
''Hitler als Hoffnungsträger.'' In: ''Heilbronn im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland 1933–1945''
* Buchenwald - Ein Konzentrationslager. Bericht der ehemaligen KZ-Häftlinge Emil Carlebach, Paul Grünewald, Helmut Röder, Willy Schmidt, Walter Vielhauer. * Trau! Schau! Wem? Dokumente zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung im Raum Heilbronn/Neckarsulm 1844-1949.
''Opfer von Terror und Verfolgung: Walter Vielhauer (1909–1986)''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vielhauer, Walter 1986 deaths 1909 births People from Reutlingen Communist Party of Germany politicians Welzheim concentration camp survivors Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime members Dachau concentration camp survivors Mauthausen concentration camp survivors Buchenwald concentration camp survivors