Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe
Dr. Eugen Bolz (15.12.1881 - 23.1.1945)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022
1. Dr. Eugen Bolz Marker
Staatspräsident, Innenminister und Justizminister in Württemberg
Abgeordneter des Reichstags und des Württembergischen Landtags
Gegner des Nationalsozialismus
Von der Widerstandsgruppe um Carl Friedrich Goerdeler als Mitglied einer neuen Reichsregierung vorgesehen.
In Berlin-Plötzensee hingerichtet.
Bronzerelief von Alfred Hrdlicka.
Zum Gedenken errichtet durch die Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg
State President, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice in Württemberg
Member of the Reichstag and the Württemberg State Parliament
Opponent of National Socialism
Was slated to be a member of the new Reich government formed around the resistance group associated with Carl Friedrich Goerdeler.
Executed in Berlin-Plötzensee prison.
Bronze Relief by Alfred Hrdlicka.
Memorial erected by the Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg.
Erected by Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics
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Location. 48° 46.768′ N, 9° 10.733′ E. Marker is in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. Memorial is at the intersection of Bolzstraße and Königstraße, on the left when traveling north on Bolzstraße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Königstraße 26, Stuttgart BW 70173, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Richard Wagner (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. José Rizal (within shouting distance of this marker); Königsbau (within shouting distance of this marker); Domkirche St. Eberhard / St. Eberhard Cathedral Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilhelm II (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Die Erste Evangelische Predigt / The First Protestant Service (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Johann Heinrich Dannecker (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Neue Kanzlei / New Chancellery (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuttgart.
Also see . . . Eugen Bolz (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "At the time when the National Socialists seized power in 1933, Bolz was Württemberg's Staatspräsident – the first Catholic to hold the position in predominantly Protestant Württemberg – and also Interior Minister. Since he was an adherent of(Submitted on October 15, 2022.)Catholic social teaching, which made no secret of its loathing for the Nazis, it was no surprise that Bolz was one of the new régime's greatest opponents. Owing to this, he was forced from office early in 1933 and wound up spending several weeks in a concentration camp. Led by the party whip, Bolz's party approved the new Ermächtigungsgesetz ("Enabling Act") on 23 March 1933, even though it weighed heavily on their conscience....After being released from the concentration camp, Bolz moved back to Beuron, near Ulm. There, he forswore politics for a while, busying himself mainly with economic issues, papal social encyclicals, and Catholic Action. During this time of involuntary retirement, he sometimes did work as a tax advisor, and he always knew that the Gestapo were watching him....In late 1941 and early 1942, he came into contact with the resistance circle about Carl Friedrich Goerdeler. Bolz readily declared that he would like to take over a ministerial post in the new government after Hitler was overthrown. Goerdeler put him down as Culture Minister in the cabinet that he foresaw having to put together. Among other things, this would have meant that Bolz would be taking Goebbels's place....However, on 20 July 1944, Goerdeler's plan fell apart when Claus von Stauffenberg's attempt to kill Hitler at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia failed. Bolz was arrested on 12 AugustPhotographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 20222. Dr. Eugen Bolz (15.12.1881 - 23.1.1945) Marker - wide view1944, and on 21 December, he was sentenced to death at the German "People's Court" (Volksgerichtshof). He was beheaded at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin on 23 January 1945."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 20223. Dr. Eugen Bolz bronze relief memorial, by Alfred Hrdlicka
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
