Herman Lamm
German-American bank robber · Lived 1890 to 1930 · aged 40
Herman Karl Lamm, known as Baron Lamm, was a German-American bank robber. A former Prussian Army soldier who emigrated to the United States, Lamm believed a heist required all the planning of a military operation. He pioneered the concepts of "casing" a bank and developing escape routes before conducting the robbery.
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Using a meticulous planning system called "The Lamm Technique", he conducted dozens of successful bank robberies from the end of World War I.