Alois Ketzlik
Alois Ketzlik (born November 23, 1886 in Vienna , † August 20, 1938 in Butowo ) was an Austrian communist.
Ketzlik was a printer by trade and a union member. In 1919 he joined the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). From 1922 to 1932 he sat on the Central Committee , at times also in the party's Politburo . He became a trade union official, Chamber of Labor council and editor of the Red Flag . Ketzlik took part in the 3rd and 4th Congress of the Comintern . In 1933 he fled to the Soviet Union via Prague . In 1938 he fell victim to the Stalin purges there .
His partner Margarete Mengel , a communist from Düsseldorf and employee of the Deutsche Zentral-Zeitung in Moscow, was arrested on February 14, 1938 and also shot on August 20, 1938 in Butowo.
source
- DÖW - Remembering - Biographies - Austrian Stalin victims until 1945 - Stalin victims: K - Ketzlik, Alois. Retrieved November 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ketzlik, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian communist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1938 |
| Place of death | Butowo |