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Heinz Drossel (German: [haɪnts ˈdʁɔsl̩] ⓘ; 21 September 1916 – 28 April 2008) was a German lieutenant in World War II who was named one of the Righteous Among the Nations, shared with his parents, for helping Jews escape persecution. He was the son of Paul and Elfriede Drossel, both anti-Nazis, and shared their political philosophy.
- April 28, 2008 (aged 91), Simonswald, Germany
- Attorney, judge, and ead of the Courts Council
- Saving Jewish refugees
Heinz Drossel was a German army officer during World War II who refused to join the Nazi party. Despite the fact that he spent five years in the military supposedly pursuing Nazi objectives, Drossel found opportunities to follow his conscience and act upon his humanitarian values.
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Apr 10, 2004 · Heinz Drossel was a lieutenant in the German army during World War II who refused to join the Nazi Party and who protected Jews and helped them escape the Holocaust. Drossel, the son of ardent anti-Nazis, completed his education in law just before the war but was barred from joining the legal profession because he refused to join the Nazi party ...
Heinz Droßel, auch Heinz Drossel (* 21. September 1916 in Berlin; † 28. April 2008 in Waldkirch) war im Zweiten Weltkrieg Oberleutnant der deutschen Wehrmacht. Er wurde nach dem Krieg Richter und wurde als Gerechter unter den Völkern ausgezeichnet.
Heinz Drossel, a German army officer during World War II who refused to join the Nazi party and helped members of a neighbor Jewish family escape the Gestapo, will be awarded the 14th Wallenberg Medal from U-M.
Heinz Drossel is a German who received the Righteous Gentile award from Israel in 2000 for saving a number of Jews during World War II, including a woman who would later become his wife. He was born in September, 1916, in Berlin, where his parents owned a small textile store.
