Greta Kuckhoff | |
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Born | Margaretha Lorke 14 December 1902 |
Died | 11 November 1981 (aged 78) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Politician Bank President |
Political party | KPD SED |
Spouse | Adam Kuckhoff |
Children | Ule Kuckhoff |
Margaretha "Greta" Kuckhoff (née Lorke; 14 December 1902 – 11 November 1981) was a Resistance member in Nazi Germany, who belonged to the Communist Party of Germany and the NKVD spy ring that was dubbed the Red Orchestra by the Abwehr. She was married to Adam Kuckhoff, who was executed by the Third Reich. After the war, she lived in the German Democratic Republic, where she was president of Deutsche Notenbank from 1950 to 1958.