Ludwig Aßner
Ludwig Aßner | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the Bavarian Landtag | |
| In office Not assumed | |
| Succeeded by | Xaver Hirschauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1893 Landsberg am Lech, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | August 17, 1940 (aged 47) Le Puy-en-Velay, France |
| Party | Völkisch-Social Bloc (unconfirmed) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Sending a poisoned letter to Adolf Hitler in 1933 |
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Ludwig Aßner (6 or 8 April 1893 – 17 August 1940) was a German politician known for an alleged assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in 1933, involving a poisoned letter sent from France. He was previously elected a member of the Bavarian Landtag in the 1920s, but was barred from assuming his seat due to a criminal conviction.