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
Died29 August 1957(1957-08-29) (aged 53)
PartySPD (1920–1922)
KPD (1922–1953)
SED (1953–1957)
Spouse
Käte Bergmann
(m. 1927)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Trade 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 communist trade unionist, politician and resistance fighter of the Communist Party (KPD) who served in the Reichstag before World War II and the Bundestag after.