Antonie Strassmann

Antonie Strassmann (1901–1952) was a German stage actress and aviator.

Early years Strassmann was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1901 to Paul and Hedwig Strassmann, Christians of Jewish descent. Also in 1932, Strassmann emigrated to the United States, stating that she loved the stimulation and opportunities of the country. She studied business administration in New York and began to work as a business consultant for German aviation companies such as Junkers, Bavarian Aircraft Company, Heinkel, Stinnes, Hapag, Focke-Wulf, Klemm and Lufthansa, negotiating sales contracts on their behalf with U.S. companies such as Bendix, Budd, Glenn L. Martin, General Tire and Goodyear.

With the outbreak of World War II, Strassmann's work as an aviation consultant ended. She moved to Westchester County, New York, and worked for the American Red Cross as a driver and a first-aid instructor. Later she took a job with the Delahanty Institute training new workers in interpreting blueprints and operating metalworking equipment. In 1943 an old friend offered her a management position running a sales office for the hearing aid division of Zenith Radio Corporation in New York City.

Strassmann died of cancer in January 1952 in New York City.

Personal life Strassmann was married to a German curtain manufacturer, Willy Joseph, from January 1923 until their divorce in 1925. She was then involved with a former Crown Prince, Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, for a year, and later had a relationship with the Austrian actor Rudolf Forster followed by the exhibition pilot Ernst Udet. In the 1930s Strassmann had a relationship with Robert L. Hague, senior vice president of Standard Oil Company, until his death in 1939.