Albert Leo Schlageter
Albert Leo Schlageter ([ˈalbɛʁt ˈleːo ˈʃlaːɡɛtɐ]; August 12, 1894 – May 26, 1923) was a German military officer who joined a right-wing Freikorps group after World War I and became famous for acts of post-war sabotage against French occupational forces. Schlageter was arrested for sabotaging a section of railroad track and executed by the French military. The manner of his death fostered an aura of martyrdom around him, which was cultivated by German nationalist groups, in particular the Nazi Party. In Nazi Germany, he was commemorated as a national hero.
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| Born | August 12, 1894 Schönau im Schwarzwald, South Baden, German Empire |
| Died | May 26, 1923 (aged 28) Golzheim, Occupation of the Ruhr, Rhine Province, Weimar Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial German Army |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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