Johann Lehner (iron turner)

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Johann Lehner shortly before his murder

Johann Lehner (* 1901 ; † May 3, 1919 ) was a German iron turner and murder victim of the White Terror at the end of the Munich Soviet Republic .

assassination

Johann Lehner was imprisoned by Württemberg government soldiers on May 3, 1919, during the suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic . Although he was able to identify himself, they mistook him for a suspect named Seidl or Seidel, who is said to have murdered ten hostages on April 30, 1919 at Munich's Luitpold Gymnasium . Lehner was shot immediately without a trial .

A photograph was taken of the capture by the Württemberg people , which shows Lehner with his hands raised and which was distributed as a postcard and signed with "The hostage murderer Seidl".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruno Thoss: White Terror, 1919. In: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns. Bavarian State Library, accessed on April 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Group picture (Lehner with raised hands). In: Image archive. Bavarian State Library, accessed on April 13, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Lehner, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German iron turner and murder victim of the White Terror at the end of the Munich Soviet Republic
DATE OF BIRTH 1901
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1919