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Walter Klaus Köbel
Dr. Walter Köbel
Born(1918-03-20)20 March 1918
Died10 September 1965(1965-09-10) (aged 47)
EducationDoctor of Law
SpouseIrma Wettlauffer

Dr. Walter Klaus Köbel (20 March 1918 - 10 September 1965) was a German politician.

Dr. Köbel was first elected as Mayor of Rüsselsheim in 1954 at the age of 36. In October 1963 he entered Hessian State Parliament, as a member of the SPD, and held these positions until his sudden death on 10 September 1965.

Following his death, a newly built sports hall in Rüsselsheim, was named in his honour as the Walter-Köbel-Halle. But it was renamed on 14 March 2013, when due to an historical inquiry, his former involvement in national socialist ideology became generally known.[1]

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Preceded by
Ludwig Dörfler
Mayor
1954–1965
Succeeded by
Karl-Heinz Storsberg

References

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  1. ^ Sabine Kühn: Walter Köbel (1918 – 1965) und der Nationalsozialismus – Eine biografische Annäherung, Rüsselsheim 2013, ISBN 978-3-927394-16-2 (in German)