Walter Schütz (25 October 1897 – between 27 and 29 March 1933) was a German communist politician.

Biography

Schütz was born in

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), where he attended school. He was trained as a machine fitter and worked at the municipal electricity works of

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was name ...

. After

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he worked as a car mechanic and joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1919. Schütz became the East Prussian Chairman of the Communist Party and Chief editor of the communist newspaper for East Prussia ''"

Echo des Ostens ''Echo des Ostens'' ('Echo of the East') was a newspaper published daily from Königsberg. It was the organ of the East Prussia district organization (''bezirk'') of the Communist Party of Germany 1922-1933.Archivalische Forschungen Zur Geschicht ...

"'' (Echo of the East). Schütz was elected as a member of the Reichstag in September 1930. He was arrested by the Nazi-SA in February or March 1933 and tortured and murdered in the SA headquarters of Königsberg.Heinz Brüdigam: ''Faschismus an der Macht. Berichte, Bilder, Dokumente über das Jahr 1933'', 1982, p. 234.

Literature

* Hermann Weber/Andreas Herbst: ''Deutsche Kommunisten. Biographisches Handbuch 1918 bis 1945'', Berlin: Karl Dietz Verlag 2004, p. 709

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schutz, Walter 1897 births 1933 deaths People from East Prussia Communist Party of Germany politicians Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic People from Gvardeysky District Executed people from Kalinigrad Oblast People killed by Nazi Germany