Friedrich Aue (27 July 1896 – 27 November 1944) was a German resistance fighter against the regime of

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. Aue was a

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from Dodendorf (a part of

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. In 1925 he joined the

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(KPD). After

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seized power in 1933, Aue became involved in the resistance to Nazi rule. In February 1944, he was arrested by the

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. Aue was sentenced to death on 25 October 1944. The sentence was carried out at the labour prison Zuchthaus Brandenburg in

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. The city of

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has named a street, Friedrich-Aue-Straße, in his honour.

References

* Ingelore Buchholz, ''Was Magdeburger Straßennamen erzählen'', c.1983, Hrsg. SED-Stadtleitung Magdeburg. 1896 births 1944 deaths People from Börde (district) Executed communists in the German Resistance German resistance members German communists People from the Province of Saxony People who died in Brandenburg concentration camp Resistance members who died in Nazi concentration camps German civilians killed in World War II People from Saxony-Anhalt executed in Nazi concentration camps Locksmiths 20th-century metalsmiths {{Authority control