Named in memory of Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884–1945), mayor of the towns of Königsberg and Leipzig, respectively (1920–1937). Early on he opposed the fascist dictatorship. After the outbreak of World War II, he became the leading force behind a Resistance group of conservative-minded Germans, planning a coup d’état against the fascist leader through contacts with a military opposition. Goerdeler’s main goal was to restore and institutionalize a state of law. In September 1944, he was condemned to death by the Volksgerichtshof. (M 31613) _ _.