Kurt Gustav Wilckens

Kurt Gustav Wilckens (November 3, 1886 – June 15, 1923) was a German anarchist, known in Argentina for having avenged the massacre of hundreds of workers on strike in the repression unleashed by the Argentine government in response to the prolonged Patagonia rebelde labor uprising. Wilckens assassinated Lieutenant Colonel Héctor Benigno Varela, the military leader in charge of the brutal repression. He was arrested and imprisoned for this assassination, and while incarcerated, he was assassinated by Jorge Ernesto Pérez Millán Témperley, member of the nationalist paramilitary group Argentine Patriotic League.

Kurt Gustav Wilckens
Born(1886-11-03)November 3, 1886
Bad Bramstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
DiedJune 15, 1923(1923-06-15) (aged 36)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)writer, journalist
Known forAssassination of Héctor Benigno Varela
MovementAnarchism
Parent(s)Johanna Harms and August Wilckens
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References
  • Osvaldo Bayer, Los anarquistas expropiadores, Simón Radowitzky y otros ensayos. Galerna, Buenos Aires, 1974.
  • Osvaldo Bayer, La Patagonia rebelde, Tomo IV. Booket, Buenos Aires, 2007.
  • "libcom.org website - Wilckens, Kurt Gustav, 1886-1923".
  • "Youtube documentary - Kurt Gustav Wilckens". YouTube.


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