Life Rosa_Aschenbrenner

1 life

1.1 provenance , years
1.2 democratic politics
1.3 party split
1.4 nazi years
1.5 after war ended

life
provenance , years

rosa aschenbrenner born roman catholic family @ beilngries, small town short distance north of ingolstadt in upper bavaria. eldest of parents 8 recorded children. father clock maker kept agricultural smallholding. chairman of local catholic workers association, , rosa aschenbrenner grew roman catholic, though end of political career, unusually bavaria in times, describing herself without religion ( konfessionslos ). 1898 in domestic service. in 1908 joined women s , girls education league ( frauen- und mädchenbildungs-verein ) in munich. married hans aschenbrenner next year , joined social democratic party (spd) in 1908 or 1909.

she worked hairdresser between 1909 , 1914. during next few years took work seamstress army clothing supply department , in slaughter houses , stock yards. in 1914 joined spd women workers committee arbeiterinnenausschuss ). when first world war broke out in 1914, many in spd leadership came out in support government position, in 1917 party split, on differences whether or not continue supporting war. rosa aschenbrenner chose break-away party, launched year independent social democratic party (unabhängige sozialdemokratische partei deutschlands / uspd). became uspd left-wing activist.

democratic politics

aschenbrenner briefly arrested in 1919. on 7 july 1920 elected deputy chair of munich district uspd leadership. had been selected , elected uspd member newly democratic bavarian regional legislature ( bayerischer landtag ) on 6 june 1920. during course of further re-alignment of left wing politics followed german revolution of 1918–19 participated @ unification party conference in december 1920 @ larger part of uspd united newly emerging communist party ( kommunistische partei deutschlands / kpd). later, in 1921, attended 6th party conference of communist party @ jena. after 22 december 1920 aschenbrenner listed landtag member not uspd, communist party.

a member of party s regional district leadership ( bezirksleitung ) south bavaria 1921, took responsibility women s issues. after 1925, , till left regional party leadership team in 1929, served regional party treasurer. in november 1921, however, suffered health crisis when had undergo debilitating operation. left landtag on 7 december 1921, formally resigning mandate on 22 january 1922. recovered , returned political fray, next few years focus switched welfare , support work frauenhilfe für politische gefangene organisation had been created during period of political repression in revolutionary aftermath of war, left-wing vehicle women provide support political prisoners. organisation had been set adgb (trades union confederation), during 1923 dissolved, because of overlap between residual activities , of rote hilfe deutschland (rhd - communist welfare organisation): around 1925 aschenbrenner, others affected, switched energies on rhd.

in 1924 there election bavarian regional parliament. aschenbrenner stood candidate. time remained member of landtag till 1932, though time no longer member of communist party.

in 1928 german communist party embarked on period of internal feuding. aschenbrenner belonged pragmatic non-ideological wing of party leaders included august thalheimer , heinrich brandler. aschenbrenner , members of faction particularly critical of policies advanced party leadership under ernst thälmann, followed so-called social fascism , revolutionary union opposition strategies being mandated moscow. in 1928 received formal warning against deviations party line.

party split

in june 1929 rosa aschenbrenner announced resignation communist party, , went on denounced politically catastrophic party line being pursued leadership. communist party leadership, valued discipline , loyalty, expelled husband party in july, after rejected instruction divorce wife. aschenbrenner now, on 11 june 1929, joined communist party of germany (opposition) (kommunistische partei deutschlands (opposition) / kpo) had been coalescing round heinrich brandler , august thalheimer since end of previous year. led being pilloried communist press political corpse ( politischer leichnam ). remained in kpo less year, however. in northern part of bavaria kpo had been able set regional power base in nuremberg, centred around karl grönsfelder, in south of bavaria, region surrounding munich, kpo never established itself, , in may 1930 rosa aschenbrenner rejoined centre-left social democratic party (spd)) had broken away in 1917.

nazi years

the nazis took power in january 1933 , lost little time in converting german state one-party dictatorship. party political activity (unless in support of nazi party) became illegal. on 17 march 1933 aschenbrenner taken protective custody ( schutzhaft ). released after 2 or 3 months, remained under police surveillance. arrested again in 1936 or 1937 violation of treachery law ( verstoßes gegen das heimtückegesetz ). crime had involved listening forbidden foreign radio stations. on occasion sentenced six-week or four-month jail term: sources differ on duration of second prison term, there agreement underwent 2 periods in jail between 1933 , 1945, covering several months. during twelve nazi years till 1945 aschenbrenner supported herself cleaning jobs.

after war ended

the end of war found bavaria in occupation zone, meant end one-party dictatorship , widespread consensus between occupiers , occupied on need rapid return democratic political systems , structures. aschenbrenner founder member of recreated spd (party)). 1 of 51 spd members elected 180-person bavarian constitutional assembly mandated created new constitution bavaria. during later 1940s may have returned briefly sit in bavarian regional legislature ( bayerischer landtag ), sources, strangely, not consistent on this. in event, twelve years under hitler had opened way increasingly consensual approach politics. aschenbrenner s own experiences had left increasingly powerful commitment pacifism, , opposing military rearmament being promoted united states, found herself increasingly seen left-wing extremist , marginalised within spd. during 1950s political energies became concentrated on municipal politics, , sat spd city councillor in munich till 1956. city councillor sat on committees involved in reconstruction, social , civic matters, health , oktoberfest.

rosa aschenbrenner died @ munich on 9 february 1967.