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Walter Jean Ganshof van der Meersch (18 May 1900 – 12 September 1993) was a Belgian jurist and lawyer. He competed in the four-man bobsledding event at the 1928 Winter Olympics. During the German invasion of Belgium a number of people suspected of being hostile to the state were arrested on his orders and later murdered in what became known as the Abbeville massacre.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Jean Ganshof van der Meersch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. Warris, Gaby (18 July 1994). Het bloedbad van Abbeville: 20 mei 1940 (in Dutch). Linkeroevers Uitgevers. ISBN 9789052402505.

External links

• Walter Ganshof van der Meersch at Olympedia

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