Albrecht Höhler
Albrecht "Ali" Höhler (30 April 1898 – 20 September 1933) was a German communist. He was a member of the Red Front Fighters Association (Roter Frontkämpferbund or RFB), the street-fighters of the Communist Party of Germany. He is known for the killing of Horst Wessel, a local leader in Berlin of the Nazi Party's SA stormtroopers. After the Nazis came to power, Höhler was taken out of prison and executed by the SA. The triggerman was the Berlin SA leader Karl Ernst.
Albrecht Höhler | |
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Mugshot of Höhler (1930) | |
| Born | 30 April 1898 Mainz, German Empire |
| Died | 20 September 1933 (aged 35) Frankfurt on the Oder, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Known for | Killing Horst Wessel, who later became a martyr for the Nazi cause |
| Political party | Communist Party of Germany |
| Conviction(s) | Manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | Six years and one month imprisonment |
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