Albert Leo Schlageter

Albert Leo Schlageter
Albert Leo Schlageter, 1918
Born	(1894-08-12)August 12, 1894 Schönau im Schwarzwald, South Baden, German Empire
Died	May 26, 1923(1923-05-26) (aged 28) Golzheim, Occupied Ruhr, Rhine Province, Weimar Republic
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Imperial German Army
Rank	Leutnant
Battles/wars	World War I Second battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme Battle of Verdun Latvian War of Independence Kapp Putsch Silesian Uprisings

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.