posted on 2024-06-05, 20:12authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Karl was born in 1905. He had letter exchanges with a member of a German peace delegation which met with the Bishop of Coventry after the war. Karl worked for Dunlop, in the weapons industry, during the war. His factory was moved to a coal mine at the start of the war where he worked with women in gun manufacturing. His family was moved to a farm and with help of local police they managed to capture a German soldier who was trying to sneak into Coventry as an engineer. The police information is preserved. There was another German agent in the region already whose codename was Annabella. Later there was another agent named Margaret Morrison but it is unclear if they are the same person or not.
History
Item list and details
1. Newspaper cutting from 1949 about memorial wreath laying
2. Letters to Karl from Karl-Felix Hettstedt who was part of the German peace delegation
Person the story/items relate to
Karl Banholzer
Person who shared the story/items
Anon
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Contributor's Father
Type of submission
Shared at Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire on 9 September 2023.