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Günter Von Drenkmann
Günter von Drenkmann (November 9, 1910 - November 10, 1974) was a German lawyer. In 1967, he was appointed president of the Berlin district court (''"Kammergericht"''). The post was one that his grandfather had held between 1890 and 1904. He was killed by " 2 June Movement" terrorists during a kidnapping attempt. Life Provenance and connections George Richard Ernst Günter von Drenkmann was born in Berlin. He came from a well-connected family. The "Drenckmanns" had become "von Drenckmanns" when his grandfather was ennobled in 1901. His father, Edwin von Drenkmann (1864-1944) had been a senior Prussian financial official (''"Geheime Oberfinanzrat"''). His mother, born Helen Drory (1874-1968), was the granddaughter of Leonard Drory (1800-1866), an entrepreneur from Colchester, England, and his wife. One of Günter von Drenkmann's sons, Peter von Drenkmann, later also served as president of the Berlin district court (''"Kammergericht"''), between 1999 and 2005. Early years ...
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