Marianne Grunthal

Marianne Grunthal ( born January 31, 1896 in Zehdenick; † May 2, 1945 in Schwerin ) was a teacher who was hanged by SS men on 2 May 1945 on the station forecourt of Schwerin, an hour before the arrival of American troops.

Life

She was a teacher in Zehdenick.

After the news of Hitler's death became known, she had cried with relief: "Thank God, then there is peace! " ( Other traditional version. "Thank God, now there is peace " ) This saying was used by the SS guards, who led the prisoners of the concentration camps at Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen on death marches to the west heard.

The Schwerin station forecourt is now named after Marianne Grunthal, as is a street in Zehdenick. On the Schwerin station forecourt is since 1995 the provided with a plaque lamppost, where it was hanged. Since the early 1990s, the mast had been held in storage due to its poor condition. The plaque in its present form was also attached in 1995.

The grave of Marianne Grunthal is located on the North Cemetery in Zehdenick (Mark).