against Fascism" and was awarded "Honored Miner of the German Democratic Republic". The VEB Braunkohlenwerk in Röblingen (1953–1986) was named for Gustav Sobottka, as were many streets and schools. Some have since been renamed, but in Zeitz, there is still a Gustav-Sobottka-Straße A number of units in the National People's Army were named after Gustav Sobottka, as well. In 1996, there was a documentary film made about Sobottka. It was made by Hans-Dieter Rusch and was called Vom Geheimnis eines Revolutionärs — Nachdenken über Gustav Sobottka. It was released by the film company Havel-Barbelsberg on 12 March 1996. Sources Hermann Weber, Die Wandlung des deutschen Kommunismus. Die Stalinisierung der KPD in der Weimarer Republik. Band 2. Frankfurt am Main (1969), p. 308 Peter Erler, Helmut Müller-, Wer war wer in der DDR?, 5th edition. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin (2010) , Band 2 Footnotes References External links Catherine Epstein, The Last Revolutionaries: German Communists and Their Century President and Fellows of Harvard College (2003), p. 57. . Retrieved November 30, 2011 1886 births 1953 deaths People from Pisz People from East Prussia Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Independent Social Democratic Party politicians Communist Party of Germany politicians Socialist Unity Party of Germany politicians German Army personnel of World War I Refugees from Nazi Germany in the Soviet Union National Committee for a Free Germany members People sentenced to death in absentia