Westfriedhof (Munich)
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The Westfriedhof (West Cemetery) in
Graves of notable individuals
- Alexandra (stage name of Doris Nefedov) (1942–1969), singer (Zigeunerjunge)
- Hans Baur (1897–1993), chief pilot of Adolf Hitler
- Ursula Herking (1912–1974), actress and cabaret artist (grave levelled)
- Michael Hinz (1939–2008), theatre and film actor
- Robert Lembke (1913–1989), journalist and quizmaster
- Franz von Lenbach (1836–1904), artist
- Rudolf Maison (1854–1904), sculptor
- Edmund Nick (1891–1974), composer
- Bernile Nienau (1926-1943), Jewish child who became friends with Adolf Hitler on her 7th birthday
- Alexander Pfänder (1870–1941), philosopher
- Ernst Röhm (1887–1934), Chief of Staff of the SA, in a small family grave
- Hans Schuberth (1897–1976), Bundesminister for posts and telecommunications
- Minister-President of Bavaria
- Princess Soraya (Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari) (1932–2001), former wife of the Shah of Iran
- Günther Storck (1938–1993), priest, bishop sede vacante
- Wolfgang Unzicker (1925–2006), chess grand master
- Max Valier (1895–1930), rocket pioneer, author of science fiction novels
- Karl Schmitt-Walter (1900–1985), opera and lieder singer
Two graves recall the terror of the period of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Countess Hella von Westarp (1887–1919; grave 9-6-12), secretary of the Thule Society, was shot in the hostage murders. The other gravestone is known as the "Pals' Grave" (Gesellengrab) and commemorates 22 young men, members of the Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Social Club (Gesellenverein St. Joseph) who in May 1919 were drinking in their local and thus missed the curfew. They were apprehended by a Berlin regiment, who took them for Spartacists. The young men were unable to convince their captors otherwise, it was popularly believed because of the difficulties of mutual understanding between Bavarians and Prussians, and all were shot.[citation needed]
Notes and references
Literature
- Erich Scheibmayr (self-published, Munich):
- Letzte Heimat, 1985
- Wer? Wann? Wo? (3 parts), 1989, 1997, 2002