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Part of Stuttgart City Archive

Brief description: Walter-Gerd Fleck; Architect Scope: 56 units / 0.8 linear metres, 242 photos and postcards Content: Documents: Construction report Photos Duration: 1874 - 2007 Notes on use: One unit of the stock is still subject to the 30-year blocking period. Foreword: Walther-Gerd Fleck was born on 03 March 1926. He was married to Lore Margarete, née Mößner (born 19.10.1926, died 25.02.1980). In 1943, when he was not even 17 years old, he was called up for military service as an air force helper. From March 1944 he was drafted into the Reichsarbeitsdienst department in Albern as a labourer. During a fire by the Americans, he was severely wounded on his arm, leg and back. He was released from captivity in 1946. In 1950 he completed his architectural studies and received his doctorate on the subject of "The Weikersheim Castle. Its architectural history and its position in the art of palace building in the 16th and early 17th centuries". He then worked in several different architectural firms. He died on 17.03.2014 in Stuttgart. The units no. 1 and FA 263/1 were donated to the city archive in February 2006 by Walter-Gerd Fleck for archiving, the other documents followed later. August 2016 Melanie Haas