Life before 1945 Adolf Grimme

otto braun (left) , adolf grimme in front of prussian landtag, may 24, 1932

grimme born in goslar, prussian hanover, son of louise, née sander (1858-1952) , adolf grimme (1854-1906), train station master. in 1908, began studying philosophy , german studies, attending universities in halle, munich , göttingen. involved in free student reform movement. finished, passing state exams in philosophy in 1914. in 1922, became member of spd. began teaching in 1924. became senior teacher (oberstudienrat) in hannover , in 1925, became superintendent in magdeburg. became assistant minister @ prussian ministry of culture, , year later, vice president of provincial school council of berlin , mark brandenburg. in 1930, became successor carl heinrich becker, serving last culture minister of democratically elected state government in prussia. removed position on july 20, 1932 when state government deposed in prussian coup.

grimme belonged covenant of religious socialists. in 1942, house searched because of connections red orchestra , arrested gestapo. in 1943, brought before reich court martial. defense strategy, consisted of ratting on fellow red orchestra members, enabled him avoid death penalty facing him , sentenced 3 years in labor prison (zuchthaus), condemned failure report attempt @ high treason . gestapo failed uncover participation in german resistance author of many fliers in circulation. under third reich, crime of wehrkraftzersetzung punishable death. grimme s prison term spent @ prisons in luckau , fuhlsbüttel.