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Günter Appel

Also Known As: "Günther"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Death: [Majdanek?], Distrikt Lublin, Occupied Poland (Murdered)
Immediate Family:

Son of Jakob Appel and Susanna Appel
Brother of Joachim/John Appel, Prof. Dr.

Managed by: Sharon Meen
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About Günter Appel

  • Date/place of birth identified in Siegfried Wolf. Juden in Thüringen 1933-1945: Biographische Daten. (2000), vol. 1, p. 9, and German National Archives, Memorial Book entry.
  • Identified as son of Jacob and Susanna (née Ortweiler) Appel, see Wolf.
  • Place of death: The entry in German National Archives, Memorial Book states that Günter Appel was murdered in "Distrikt Lublin." The Stolperstein laid for Jakob Appel in Weimar in 2008 is more specific, stating that he was murdered in Majdanek. See:. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Günter_Appel_Stolperstein_in_Weimar,_Thüringen.jpg
  • Stolpersteine were laid for Günter Appel and his parents, Jakob and Susanna (née Ortweiler) Appel, in 2008. The Wikipedia entry tells us: "Günter Appel, geb. am 18.10.1924 in Weimar, war der Enkel von Albert und Lina Ortweiler und Sohn von Jakob und Susanna Appel. Er hatte noch einen Bruder Joachim Appel. Günter Appel wurde am 10. Mai 1942 über Weimar ins Ghetto Belzyce deportiert." https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Stolpersteine_in_Weimar_(Thüringen)

Entry in German National Archives, Memorial Book':
Appel, Günter Günther
born on 18th October 1924 in Weimar / - / Thüringen
resident of Weimar
Deportation:
from Weimar-Leipzig
10th May 1942, Belzyce, ghetto
Place of death: Distrikt Lublin

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Günter Appel's Timeline

1924
October 18, 1924
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
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[Majdanek?], Distrikt Lublin, Occupied Poland