Johanna Melzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johanna Melzer

German politician

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: Waldenburg, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1960

Profession: politician, resistance fighter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johanna Melzer (7 April 1904 - 3 October 1960) was a German political activist (KPD) who participated in resistance to the Hitler regime.
She spent eleven of the twelve Nazi years in prison, earning the soubriquet "Iron Johanna" ("Eiserne Johanna") because she stayed silent under torture.
She survived and became, for a time, a regional politician in West Germany.