Karl Behrens

Karl Behrens
Karl Behrens in 1943
Born(1909-11-18)18 November 1909
Died13 May 1943(1943-05-13) (aged 33)
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
NationalityGerman
OccupationTool maker
Known forMember of the Red Orchestra

Karl Behrens (18 November 1909 – 13 May 1943)[1] He was a design engineer and resistance fighter against Nazism.[2] Behrens was most notable for being a member of the Berlin-based anti-fascist resistance group, that was later called the Red Orchestra by the Abwehr. Behrens acted as a courier for the group, passing reports between Arvid Harnack and Hans Coppi who was the radioman.[3] Behrens was also active in a resistance group at the AEG turbine factory power together with Walter Homann and others.

  1. ^ "Karl Behrens". Stolpersteine in Berlin (in German). Koordinierungsstelle Stolpersteine Berlin. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Karl Behrens". Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand (in German). German Resistance Memorial Center. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ Kesaris, Paul. L, ed. (1979). The Rote Kapelle: the CIA's history of Soviet intelligence and espionage networks in Western Europe, 1936-1945 (pdf). Washington DC: University Publications of America. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-89093-203-2.

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