Heinrich Tillessen

Heinrich Tillessen (born November 27, 1894 in Cologne, † 12 November 1984 in Koblenz) was one of the murderers of Matthias Erzberger, the former minister of finance of the Centre Party. One of his brothers was Karl Tillessen, the deputy Hermann Ehrhardt in the Organisation Consul. The accomplice was Heinrich Schulz.The trial of Heinrich Tillessen was a trial in postwar Germany, that had a high attention of the public and of the legal experts. There were numerous problems of judicial processing of crimes before and during the Nazi period, this also showed the continuing influence of National Socialist injustice.

Heinrich Tillessen

Heinrich Tillessen (born November 27, 1894 in Cologne, † 12 November 1984 in Koblenz) was one of the murderers of Matthias Erzberger, the former minister of finance of the Centre Party. One of his brothers was Karl Tillessen, the deputy Hermann Ehrhardt in the Organisation Consul. The accomplice was Heinrich Schulz.The trial of Heinrich Tillessen was a trial in postwar Germany, that had a high attention of the public and of the legal experts. There were numerous problems of judicial processing of crimes before and during the Nazi period, this also showed the continuing influence of National Socialist injustice.