About Gertrud Seele
Lived 1917 – 1945 (aged 27). Gertrud Seele was a nurse, social worker and resistance fighter.
Gertrud Seele (22 September 1917, Berlin – 12 January 1945) was a German nurse and social worker executed by the Nazis for helping Jews.
Outraged by persecution of the Jews in Germany, Seele took Jewish people into hiding in her home and arranged safe houses for those who were escaping the Nazis. She was arrested in 1944, having been denounced to the Gestapo, and was then charged with aiding the enemy and undermining military morale. Her request to see her daughter before her execution was denied. She was executed by guillotine.
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Who was Gertrud Seele?
German nurse (1917–1945)
When was Gertrud Seele born?
Gertrud Seele was born on 22 September 1917 in Berlin.
When did Gertrud Seele die?
Gertrud Seele died on 12 January 1945 in Plötzensee monument, Plötzensee Prison.
What was Gertrud Seele's occupation?
Gertrud Seele was a nurse, social worker and resistance fighter.
What nationality was Gertrud Seele?
Gertrud Seele's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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