About Fritz Platten
Lived 1883 – 1942 (aged 58). Fritz Platten was a Swiss politician and communist.
Fritz Platten (8 July 1883 – 22 April 1942) was a Swiss communist politician and one of the founders of the Communist International.
Early life Platten was born in the village of Tablat, now part of St. Gallen, on 8 July 1883, to an Old Catholic family. He was the son of Maria Strässle and Peter Platten, a German carpenter and innkeeper. When the shooting started "Platten grabbed Lenin by the head and pushed him down. ... Platten’s hand was covered in blood, having been grazed by a bullet as he was shielding Lenin."
Death Platten became a victim of the Stalinist purges of the 1930s. He was arrested in 1938 and moved to a prison camp near Nyandoma in 1939, where he was shot on 22 April 1942. He was rehabilitated in 1956.
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Who was Fritz Platten?
Swiss politician (1883-1942)
When was Fritz Platten born?
Fritz Platten was born on 8 July 1883 in Tablat.
When did Fritz Platten die?
Fritz Platten died on 22 April 1942 in Arkhangelsk Oblast.
What was Fritz Platten's occupation?
Fritz Platten was a politician and communist.
What nationality was Fritz Platten?
Fritz Platten was Swiss.
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