Fritz Junkermann and Fritz Heilscher

Fritz Junkermann is born

Oct 19, 1883

Born in Stuttgart

Fritz Heilscher is born

Oct 2, 1898

Born in Berlin

Fritz Junkermann starts his artistic career in theatre stages

1906

Fritz Junkermann stars on his first short movie

1910

The movie is called "Linda von Chamonix"

Fritz Heilscher starts his career as a dancer

1920

At the Deutsche Opernhaus, in Berlin.

Fritz Junkermann stars on his last movie in his career

1921

The movie was called "Pariserinnen"

Fritz Heilscher becomes the solo dancer of the Opera House in Breslau

1923

There he started calling himself "Ferry Dworak"

Fritz Heilscher becomes ballet master at the Chemnitz city theatre

1926

There he stayed from 1926 to 1930.

Fritz Heilscher becomes the main dancer at Dortmund theatre

1931

Fritz Heilscher moves to Karlsruhe to become a choreographer

1932

At the Badisches Landestheater

Fritz Heilscher becomes the ballet master at the Schlesische Oberlandstheater in Beuthen (Bytom)

1933

There he stayed for two years.

Fritz Heilscher is sentenced to 2 years in prison for homosexual behaviour

1935

Together with this sentence he was excluded from the artist’s association, which equalled to a professional embargo.

Fritz Heilscher completed his sentence and returned to Berlin

1937

Upon being released from prison, Heilscher returned to Berlin to start working as a employee of a warehouse.

Fritz Junkermann is arrested at home

1940

He is arrested under accusations of homosexuality.

Fritz Junkermann is sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp

1941

After completing 15 months in prison, instead of being released, he was sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Fritz Heilscher is again charged for homosexuality and sent to 8 months in prison

1941

Fritz Heilscher is sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp

1942

After prison, instead of returning home, Heilscher was sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He was sent by the criminal police.

Fritz Junkermann is castrated

Apr 9, 1942

Junkermann "voluntarily" agreed with it in order to avoid death penalty.

Fritz Heilscher is murdered in the camp's brickworks

Jun 21, 1942

He was killed during the homosexual murder.

Fritz Junkermann is assassinated

Oct 5, 1942

Fritz Junkermann is murdered at the gas chamber

Oct 12, 1942

After suffering the castration operation, Junkermann was sent to the Bernburg killing centre, where he was killed at the gas chamber.