Wilhelm Voigt
Deceased Person
1849 – 1922
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Who was Wilhelm Voigt?
Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt was a German impostor who, in 1906, masqueraded as a Prussian military officer, rounded up a number of soldiers under his command, and "confiscated" more than 4,000 marks from a municipal treasury. Although he served two years in prison, he became a folk hero as The Captain of Köpenick and was pardoned by Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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- Born
- Feb 13, 1849
Sovetsk - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Jan 3, 1922
Luxembourg
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on July 23, 2013
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