Waltrude Schleyer
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Waltrude Schleyer | |
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| Born | Waltrude Ketterer 21 January 1916 |
| Died | 21 March 2008 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Physical therapist |
| Spouse | Hanns Martin Schleyer (1939–1977, his death) |
| Parent | Emil Ketterer |
Waltrude Ketterer Schleyer (21 January 1916 – 21 March 2008) was the widow of Hanns Martin Schleyer, a high-ranking German business executive and former member of the SS, who was murdered by the Red Army Faction in 1977.[1][2]
Biography
She married Schleyer in 1939. She was the daughter of the physician, city councillor of Munich and SA-Obergruppenführer Emil Ketterer. They had four sons. Waltrude Schleyer was a trained physical therapist and joined the Nazi Party in 1937.
During the couple's times in Prague, Waltrude Schleyer lived in a formerly Jewish owned house whose owner died in a German concentration camp within the same time period.
Schleyer's husband, Hanns Martin Schleyer, was the head of the employers association in
Waltrude Schleyer advocated against
Waltrude Schleyer died on March 21, 2008, at the age of 92 in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] Her death was announced in the Stuttgarter Nachrichten daily newspaper, which did not give a cause of her death.[2]
References
- ^ Denver Post. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-04-05. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries in the news: Waltrude Schleyer". Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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