Oskar von Lewinski
Oskar Eugen Alfred Edwin von Lewinski (born May 12, 1873 in Schwerin , † May 13, 1913 in Munich ) was a Prussian officer and military attaché . He was the last known victim of a murder with allegedly anti-Prussian or anti-Reich background in Germany.
Life
Oskar came from the noble family Lewinski . He was the son of the Prussian general of the artillery Eduard von Lewinski and his second wife Helene Pauline, born von Sperling (1847-1910).
Lewinski joined the Prussian Army in 1893 . In 1902 he was appointed general staff officer, advanced to major in 1912 and joined the Prussian legation in Munich as a military attaché the following year.
During this activity, he and the Bavarian sergeant major Christian Bohlender, who hurried to his aid, were shot on May 13, 1913 near the Friedensangel , today's Europaplatz , by the then 34-year-old unemployed tin caster Johann Straßer. He succumbed to his injuries shortly afterwards in the legation, the later seat of the Bavarian Prime Minister at Prinzregentenstrasse 7 in Munich.
Lewinski was married to Marie von Coelln .
Individual evidence
- ^ Course of events in the morning edition of Münchener Neuesten Nachrichten No. 242 of May 14, 1913: A military attaché and a sergeant major shot. The deed of a desparado .
- ↑ DIE ZEIT of August 26, 1966, No. 35, p. 7, online at http://www.zeit.de/1966/35/im-schlafgemach-seiner-majestaet .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewinski, Oskar von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewinski, Oskar Eugen Alfred Edwin von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer and military attaché |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1913 |
| Place of death | Munich |