Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg place of birth Krotoszyn
Biography
Melitta was born in Krotoschin, Prussia. Her father was Michael Schiller. Her mother was Margaret Eberstein. She had four siblings: Marie-Luise, Otto, Jutta and Klara.: 3 With the end of World War I Krotoschin became part of Poland. In October 1919 Melitta began attending boarding school across the border in Hirschberg, Silesia.: 6–7 Melitta passed the diploma for university entrance in 1922 and accepted a place at the Technical University of Munich. There she studied mathematics, physics and engineering, eventually specialising in aeronautical engineering.: 9–11  In 1927 she graduated cum laude.
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