Willi Agatz

Willi Agatz
Agatz c. 1930
Member of the Bundestag
for North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
7 September 1949  7 September 1953
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Member of the
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
26 September 1946  6 September 1949
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMulti-member district
National Leader of the
Revolutionäre Gewerkschafts Opposition
In office
September 1933  January 1934
Preceded byFritz Schulte
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Reichstag
for Westphalia South
In office
13 October 1930  28 February 1933
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1904-06-10)10 June 1904
Essen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died29 August 1957(1957-08-29) (aged 53)
East Berlin. East Germany
Political partySPD (1920–1922)
KPD (1922–1953)
SED (1953–1957)
Spouse
Käte Bergmann
(m. 1927)
OccupationTrade unionist
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceWehrmacht
Years of service1943–1945
Unit999th Penal Battalion
Battles/wars

Wilhelm "Willi" Agatz (10 June 1904 – 29 August 1957) was a German trade unionist, politician and resistance fighter of the Communist Party (KPD) who served in the Reichstag before World War II and the Bundestag after.