Adolf Maislinger

[2] At the end of 1932, just before the Nazis rose to power, the KPD warned its functionaries to identify as many homes as possible where they could go into hiding, should the need present itself.

[1] Maisingler was able to escape to Switzerland, but in 1934, the KPD ordered him to back to Germany to carry out party work in the Ruhr area.

[1]After his liberation, Adi Maislinger returned to Munich, where he was put on the city government established by the American occupying force.

On July 22, 1946, the Americans arrested all the prominent KPD members, including Maislinger and he was again imprisoned, this time in Landsberg.

Maisingler devoted himself to share his experiences as a prisoner in a concentration camp with young people, speaking at schools and other places.

He was active with the Dachau Memorial and the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP), reaching some 7,000 young people a year.