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[–] individual@toast.ooo 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

why was he targeted and killed?

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

According to Wikipedia it was because a pub owner was trying to evict him due to non-payment of his room and he wouldn't move out. He was also a SA commander in charge of a several squads.

Edit guess I was a bit late confirming the wiki article but I will leave it here so people can read the only source I checked.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'm no expert on the subject and I wasn't able to find a clear account. Keep in mind a lot of effort went into spinning the story so the real facts might be long gone.

I've read:

-It was a dispute over unpaid rent

-It was political between nazi's and communists

-Wessel's chick used to prostitute for his killer

Who knows, it could have been a bunch of things.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, it doesn't really matter at the end of the day. His death wasn't meaningful to the party he held allegiance to because he was important himself, just in how they could spin it so they could accumulate power.

[–] foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

it was meaningful, b/c Wessel was leading the party section in a red, proletarian neighboorhod in eastern Berlin.

[–] Mirror Giraffe@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

This post made me realize that they portrayed him in the series Babylon Berlin, slyly renamed Horst Kessler.