Christian Andreas Käsebier

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Christian Andreas Käsebier in the Berlin prison

Christian Andreas Käsebier (* 1710 in Halle (Saale) ; † after 1757 ) was a famous thief and robber in Germany in the 18th century .

Life

Käsebier was born as the son of a tailor in Halle an der Saale in what was then Fleischergasse and now Mittelstrasse (No. 18). The house where he was born is the oldest half-timbered house (around 1525) in the Saale city.

Picture sheet The murders and assaults of Christian Andreas Käsebier and his capture in Küstrin , 1749

There are many legends and stories about his life, little is documented, but he was one of the most famous German robbers of the 18th century. He staged his rip-offs less with violence than with cunning , deceit and daring, with clever disguises helping him. He was considered an intelligent and charming personality. Cheese beer was caught several times, but never executed. In 1748 he was captured in Brandenburg an der Havel and sentenced to life imprisonment.

During the siege of Prague (1757) in the Seven Years' War , Frederick II had Käsebier brought from the Stettin prison to the camp and sent him to the besieged city as a spy on two consecutive days. When the king gave him the same assignment on the third day, Käsebier expressed concern because he was afraid he would attract attention. Under threat of being taken back to the Stettin prison, he obeyed the order, but did not return to the Prussian camp. Nothing is known about his further fate and death.

The Prague episode served as a template for the work of the stolen city of Egon Erwin Kisch in 1922, and inspired a free filming under the title of the stolen Battle (1972, GDR / ČSSR) with Manfred Krug in the lead role.

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SURNAME Käsebier, Christian Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German robber
DATE OF BIRTH 1710
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH after 1757