 Rudolf Egelhofer

Rudolf Egelhofer, in some sources also Eglhofer (13 April 1896, in Schwabing – 3 May 1919, in Munich) was a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and in April 1919 City commandant and "Red Army" commander of the Munich Council Republic.Rudolf Egelhofer was born in apparently barren conditions in the family of sign painter Friedrich Egelhofer and his wife Maria.