Walther von Holzhausen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German chess player
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Place of Birth: Opava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
About Walther von Holzhausen
- Walther von Holzhausen (29 May 1876, Opava – 9 August 1935, Magdeburg) was a German chess master and problemist. Born in Troppau (Opava), then Austrian Silesia, as the son of an Austrian officer, although his family lived in Frankfurt am Main, he graduated from states military academies at Graz (Austria) and Hanau (Germany).
- During World War I, he fought in eastern front, where he was captured by Russians, and as a prisoner of war, was sent to Khabarovsk in Russian Far East.
- In winter 1917/18 he escaped from the camp.
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