page_title: John Rittmeister
section_title: Arrest
hierarchical_section_title: John Rittmeister / Arrest
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gedenktafel für John Rittmeister an der Fassade im Eingangsbereich von Haus 5 der Asklepios Klinik Nord, Standort Ochsenzoll
context_page_description: John Karl Friedrich Rittmeister, often also abbreviated John F. Rittmeister, was a German neurologist, psychoanalyst and resistance fighter against Nazism. Rittmeister was a humanist and socialist who based his opposition to the Nazi state on moral grounds. Rittmeister was most notable for being a communist member of the anti-fascist resistance group that was later called the Red Orchestra by the Gestapo.
context_section_description: On 26 September 1942, Rittmeister was arrested by the Gestapo along with his wife Eva.  For his execution he was offered the dubious choice of being guillotined instead of hanging.   On 12 February 1943 the 2nd Senate of the Reichskriegsgericht sentenced him to death ...for preparing for high treason and favouring the enemy. Rittmeister was executed on 13 May 1943 by the guillotine in Plötzensee Prison.
caption: Memorial plaque for John Rittmeister on the facade of House 5 of the Asklepios Klinik Nord, location Ochsenzoll in Langenhorn
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