Willi Fründt

Willi Fründt (25 July 1909 – 24 December 1944) was a German communist functionary from Grabow who was arrested by the Nazis as a result of Aktion Gitter after the failed 20 July plot.

Life Fründt was born on 25 July 1909 in Grabow. He had two brothers, Karl and Otto Fründt, with whom he became involved in the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from a young age, engaging in confrontations with the Nazis during the Weimar Republic. He worked as a watchmaker and continued his activism after 1933 through talking about politics with his customers as well as illegally distributing flyers in the town.

He was arrested on 20 July 1944 as a result of Aktion Gitter after the failed 20 July plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler. Following his arrest, Fründt was interned first at the Zuchthaus Dreibergen-Bützow from which he was transferred to the Neuengamme concentration camp where he was executed on 24 December 1944.

Legacy Two roads, one in Grabow and one in Prislich, were named after Fründt and a plaque commemorating him was installed by the road in Grabow.