Regierungsvierte in Berlin in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Herbert Gollnow

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025

1. Herbert Gollnow stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier arbeitete
Herbert Gollnow
Jg. 1911
Im widerstand Rote Kapelle
Verhaftet 19.10.1942
‘Verrat militärischer Geheimnisse’
Todesurteil 1942
Hingerichtet 12.2.1943
Schiessplatz Berlin-Tegel

Here worked Herbert Gollnow, born 1911. Member of the Red Orchestra resistance group. Arrested on October 19, 1942. ‘Betrayed military secrets’. Sentenced to death 1942. Executed by firing squad in Berlin-Tegel prison on February 12, 1943.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 12, 1943.

Location. 52° 30.764′ N, 13° 22.955′ E. Memorial is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Regierungsvierte. It is on Wilhelmstraße, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Wilhelmstraße 92, Berlin 10117, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ilse Stöbe (here, next to this marker); Dr. Herbert Mumm von Schwarzenstein (here, next to this marker); Dr. Otto Kiep

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(here, next to this marker); Rudolf von Scheliha (here, next to this marker); Hans Bernd von Haefen (here, next to this marker); Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (here, next to this marker); Fritz Henkel (here, next to this marker); Dr. Hans Litter (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.

Also see . . . Herbert Gollnow (Wikipedia). Overview:

Herbert Gollnow (* 13 July 1911 in Berlin, † 12 February 1943 in Berlin) was a German resistance fighter, consulate secretary and later second lieutenant in the Luftwaffe. Gollnow career was influenced by Harro Schulze-Boysen while Gollnow studied at the Faculty for Foreign Studies (Auslandswissenschaftliche Fakultät) of the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin, and as he rose through the ranks of the Luftwaffe, he became a counter-intelligence officer in the Luftwaffe and an informer to Schulze-Boyen. Gollnow became a member of a Berlin anti-fascist resistance group that was associated with Schulze-Boysen, that was later called the Red Orchestra (Rote Kapelle). He was later arrested and executed in 1943.

(Submitted on September 22, 2025.)

Herbert Gollnow stolperstein - wide view, looking north on Wilhelmstraße image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025

2. Herbert Gollnow stolperstein - wide view, looking north on Wilhelmstraße

The stolperstein for Herbert Gollnow is visible here as part of a group of more than fifty at the location of the former German Foreign Service offices.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.