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Karl Arnold


 

Karl Arnold (March 21, 1901June 29, 1958) was a German politician. He was acting president of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, the first person to hold that office.

Nazi era

In 1933, Arnold was co-owner of a sanitary installation shop in Düsseldorf. The Nazi Gestapo observed and hunted him in the following years because of his political activities. In 1944, he was brought to jail by the Gestapo.

Related Topics:
1933 - Gestapo - 1944

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