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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bundesarchiv Fritz Steinhoff.jpg — Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-2005-0919-519,_Hamburg,_Treffen_der_Aufbauminister_der_Westzonen.jpg : Unknown Unknown derivative work: Zoran Holzmann ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Fritz Steinhoff\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-steinhoff. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-steinhoff","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-steinhoff","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/fritz-steinhoff?lang=ne"}}