Fritz Rössler
1912–1987Fritz Rössler resurfaced after WWII, claimed a false identity, and used it to remarry his wife.
Particulars
In 1946 Fritz Rössler, previously considered missing, resurfaced near Hanover and claimed to be Dr. Franz Richter, a Sudeten German teacher. He entered the Lower Saxon school service, becoming an elementary school teacher in Idensen on 2 April 1946 and in Luthe on 5 October 1946.
On 21 October 1946 he claimed under oath at the Luthe registry office that he had witnessed the death of Hauptmann Dr. jur. Fritz Rößler and that he was Dr. Franz Richter, born 6 June 1911 in Smyrna, studied philology in Prague, served as a soldier 1940–1945, and was single. Using this false identity, he remarried his wife on 7 November 1946, while their children retained his original name.
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