Walter Schütz
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Walter Schütz was a German
communist politician.
), where he attended school. He was trained as a machine fitter and worked at the municipal electricity works of Königsberg
.
After World War I
he worked as a car mechanic and joined the Communist Party of Germany
(KPD) in 1919. Schütz became the East Prussia
n Chairman of the Communist Party and Chief editor of the communist newspaper for East and West Prussia
"Echo des Ostens" (Echo of the East).
Schütz was elected as a member of the Reichstag
in September 1930. He was arrested by the Nazi-SA
in February or March 1933 and tortured and murdered in the SA headquarters of Königsberg.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
communist politician.
Biography
Schütz was born in Wehlau (today Znamensk, RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
), where he attended school. He was trained as a machine fitter and worked at the municipal electricity works of Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
.
After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he worked as a car mechanic and joined the Communist Party of Germany
Communist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
(KPD) in 1919. Schütz became the East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
n Chairman of the Communist Party and Chief editor of the communist newspaper for East and West Prussia
West Prussia
West Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773–1824 and 1878–1919/20 which was created out of the earlier Polish province of Royal Prussia...
"Echo des Ostens" (Echo of the East).
Schütz was elected as a member of the Reichstag
Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
in September 1930. He was arrested by the Nazi-SA
Sturmabteilung
The Sturmabteilung functioned as a paramilitary organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party . It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s...
in February or March 1933 and tortured and murdered in the SA headquarters of Königsberg.
Literature
- Hermann Weber/Andreas Herbst: Deutsche Kommunisten. Biographisches Handbuch 1918 bis 1945, Berlin: Karl Dietz Verlag 2004, p. 709 ISBN 3-320-02044-7