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Kurzbiographie: - 02.06.1891: geboren in Euskirchen (Erzdiözese Köln) - 1912: Abitur in Euskirchen - 1912-1916: Studium in Bonn und Köln - 10.08.1916: Priesterweihe in Köln - 06.09.1916: Kaplan in Dreiborn St. Georg - 28.02.1917: Kaplan in Krefeld St. Josef - 31.05.1919: Kaplan in Bonn Münsterpfarrei St. Martin - 11.06.1926: Kaplan in Köln St. Ursula - 07.08.1928: Kaplan in Mönchengladbach St. Mariä Himmelfahrt - 08.02.1936: inhaftiert in Düsseldorf wegen angeblicher Vorbereitung zum Hochverrat, Untersuchungshaft - 28.08.1936: Entlassung und Verwarnung - 30.11.1936: Pfarrer in Morsbach St. Balbina - 01.1937: Ablehnung der Unterrichtserlaubnis - 18.05.1971: Ehrenbürger der Stadt Würselen - 01.06.1971: Promotion zum Dr. theol. h.c. in Münster - 28.01.1972: Bundesverdienstkreuz - 01.08.1975: im Ruhestand (Würselen-Morsbach) - 10.07.1980: gestorben in Würselen-Morsbach Inhalt: v. a. - Persönliche Unterlagen - Korrespondenz - Manuskripte und Veröffentlichungen (Rheinischer Reformkreis) Literatur: - Brecher, August: Mündiges Christsein, Zwischen Gesetz und Freiheit, Pfarrer Dr. theol. h. c. Josef Thomé, Aachen 1991 (mit Verzeichnis der Schriften Thomés). - Diener Jesu Christi. Die verstorbenen Bischöfe, Priester und Diakone des Bistums Aachen 1930-2010, bearbeitet von Herbert Arens (Veröffentlichungen des Bischöflichen Diözesanarchivs Aachen Bd. 39), 2. Auflage, Aachen 2011, S. 405. - Heringer, Dominik: Kirche im Konflikt. Das Bistum Aachen als Hotspot des Rheinischen Reformkreises, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 2022 (mit weiterer Literatur) - Priesterschicksale im Dritten Reich aus dem Bistum Aachen. Zeugnis der Lebenden, hrsg. v. Heinrich Selhorst, Aachen 2. Aufl. 1972, S. 179-181.
The Bundeszentralkartei (BZK) is the central register of the federal government and federal states for completed compensation proceedings. When a claim is entered into the BZK, a number is assigned for unique identification. This BZK number refers to a compensation claim, not to a person. If a person has made several claims (e.g. for themselves and for relatives), each claim generally has its own BZK number. Often, the file number of the respective compensation authority is used as the BZK number.
This number is important for making an inquiry to the relevant archive.
Delict according to Nazi judicial system
Conduct that was first criminalized under National Socialism (e.g. the Treachery Act, ‘Judenbegünstigung’) or which the Nazi judiciary prosecuted more severely (e.g. high treason).
Reason for persecution
The reasons provided here are based on the wording in the reasons for persecution stated in the sources.
Role in the proceeding
‘Verfolgt’ refers to a person or organization that was persecuted under National Socialism. They could file a claim for compensation or restitution as part of the Wiedergutmachung policy. If the application was submitted by another person or organization than the persecutee (for example, their son or daughter), this other person or organization is designated as ‘antragstellend’ and their relationship to the persecutee is noted, if known. In the sources, the persecutee is sometimes referred to as ‘Geschädigter’ (aggrieved party) and the applicant as ‘Anspruchsberechtigter’(claimant).
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Additional information on reason for persecution
Additional or more specific information on membership and group affiliation which were the reason for the persecution.
