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| birth_date = 16 August 1893 | | birth_date = 16 August 1893 | ||
| birth_place = Bartenstein, East Prussia, German Empire | | birth_place = Bartenstein, East Prussia, German Empire | ||
| death_date = {{death-date and age|24 April 1945|16 August 1893}} | | death_date = {{death-date and age|24 April 1945|16 August 1893}} | ||
| death_place = Berlin, Germany | | death_place = Berlin, Germany | ||
| death_cause = extrajudicial killing | | death_cause = extrajudicial killing | ||
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| nationality = German | | nationality = German | ||
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| alma_mater = University of Königsberg | | alma_mater = University of Königsberg | ||
| occupation = lawyer | | occupation = lawyer | ||
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''' Hans Koch ''' (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism. | ''' Hans Koch ''' (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism. | ||
During World War II, he developed contacts with Claus von Stauffenberg and the 20 July plot conspirators, including Carl Goerdeler. In the 20 July plot, once the Nazis had been routed, Koch was slated to become the presiding judge of the ''Reichsgericht'', the highest court in the German Reich. The plot failed, however, and Koch sheltered one of the conspirators. An informer denounced him and Koch and his family were arrested. He was murdered extrajudicially in Berlin by a Sonderkommando of the SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt on 24 April 1945. | Koch was born in Bartenstein, East Prussia (modern Bartoszyce, Poland), he graduated in law from the University of Königsberg. In 1923, he began working at the Prussian Ministry of Trade and later as the second state commisar of the Berlin stock exchange. In 1927, he opened his own law office. In 1937, he helped win an acquittal for pastor Martin Niemöller. | ||
During World War II, he developed contacts with Claus von Stauffenberg and the 20 July plot conspirators, including Carl Goerdeler. In the 20 July plot, once the Nazis had been routed, Koch was slated to become the presiding judge of the ''Reichsgericht'', the highest court in the German Reich. The plot failed, however, and Koch sheltered one of the conspirators. An informer denounced him and Koch and his family were arrested. He was murdered extrajudicially in Berlin by a Sonderkommando of the SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt on 24 April 1945. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 14 September 2024
Hans Koch | |
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| Born | 16 August 1893 Bartenstein, East Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 24 April 1945 (aged 51) Berlin, Germany |
| Cause of death | extrajudicial killing |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Hans Koch (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism.
Koch was born in Bartenstein, East Prussia (modern Bartoszyce, Poland), he graduated in law from the University of Königsberg. In 1923, he began working at the Prussian Ministry of Trade and later as the second state commisar of the Berlin stock exchange. In 1927, he opened his own law office. In 1937, he helped win an acquittal for pastor Martin Niemöller.
During World War II, he developed contacts with Claus von Stauffenberg and the 20 July plot conspirators, including Carl Goerdeler. In the 20 July plot, once the Nazis had been routed, Koch was slated to become the presiding judge of the Reichsgericht, the highest court in the German Reich. The plot failed, however, and Koch sheltered one of the conspirators. An informer denounced him and Koch and his family were arrested. He was murdered extrajudicially in Berlin by a Sonderkommando of the SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt on 24 April 1945.