Sepp Ritter Explained

Successor:Position abolished
Birth Date:29 January 1912
Birth Place:Mauren, Liechtenstein
Death Date:19 January 1989 (aged 76)
Death Place:Schaan, Liechtenstein
Party:German National Movement in Liechtenstein
Office:Leader of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein
Termstart:March 1943
Termend:May 1945
Predecessor:Alfons Goop
Profession:Veterinarian
Children:5

Sepp Ritter (29 January 1912 – 19 January 1989) was a veterinarian and politician from Liechtenstein. He was the leader of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein from 1943 to 1945, a Nazi Party that aimed to unify with Nazi Germany.

Life

Ritter was born on 29 January 1912 in Mauren to the son of Eduard Ritter and his mother Kathona Biedermann. He studied veterinary medicine in Vienna, where he received a doctorate in 1937.[1]

In 1937 Ritter opened a veterinary clinic in Schaan. Following from 1940 he was a leading figure of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein and was the head of the party's sports department until 1942. Following Alfons Goop's resignation in 1943, Sepp was the leader of the party until its disestablishment in May 1945.[2] [3] He was also a contributor to the party's newspaper, Der Umbruch.[4]

Personal life

Ritter married Alma von Grebmer in 1938 and they had five children together.

He died on 19 January 1989 in Schaan, aged 76 years old. He is buried in the town's cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ritter Sepp (Franz Josef), Dr. med. vet., Tierarzt . 4 February 2024 . Staatsarchiv des Fürstentum Liechtenstein . de.
  2. Web site: Marxer . Wilfried . Volksdeutsche Bewegung in Liechtenstein (VDBL) . 14 November 2023 . . de.
  3. Web site: . 31 December 2011 . Zweiter Weltkrieg . 18 November 2023 . . de.
  4. Book: Gerolf Hauser . 100 bewegte Jahre in Liechtenstein von 1900-1999 . 2002 . . 46 . de.