Hans Tauscher

Hans Tauscher (October 29, 1867 - September 5, 1941) was an officer of the Imperial German Army during World War I who was accused in the United States of plotting sabotage against Canada's Welland Canal . He was indicted with Franz von Papen but acquitted by a federal jury. From the late 1890s until 1931, he was the American representative for Krupp in the United States.[1]

Hans Tauscher
Born(1867-10-29)October 29, 1867
DiedSeptember 5, 1941(1941-09-05) (aged 73)

Biography

He was born in Prenzlau, Germany on October 29, 1867, to Traugott Johannes Tauscher (1838-1916), German military officer and Pauline Hillmann (1837-1925). He attended a military academy and was appointed as a lieutenant in the Imperial German Army by 1891. He attended an opera and met Johanna Gadski, and they married on November 20, 1892 in Berlin, Germany. They had a daughter, Charlotte, who was born in Berlin on August 31, 1893 (and died there on March 30, 1967).[1]

Tauscher "put the Luger pistol on the map in the Americas at the turn of the 20th century."[2][3]

During World War I he was accused[4] of plotting sabotage against the Welland Canal along with Franz von Papen, Captain Karl Boy-Ed, Constantine Covani, and Franz von Rintelen.[5][6] He was indicted with Franz von Papen but acquitted by a federal jury.[1]

He died on September 5, 1941 at St. Clare's Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

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