Walter Ganshof van der Meersch

Walter Jean Ganshof van der Meersch
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born(1900-05-18)18 May 1900
Bruges, Belgium
Died12 September 1993(1993-09-12) (aged 93)
Tintange, Belgium
Sport
SportBobsleigh

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.