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Ernst Thälmann


 

Ernst Thälmann (April 16, 1886August 18, 1944) was the leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during much of the Weimar Republic. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1933 and held in solitary confinement for eleven years, before being shot on Adolf Hitler's orders in 1944.

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April 16 - 1886 - August 18 - 1944 - Communist Party of Germany - Weimar Republic - Gestapo - 1933 - Solitary confinement - Adolf Hitler

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