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Gustav Noske
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Gustav Noske was a German journalist, politician, writer and minister, born in Brandenburg an der Havel on 9 July 1868. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he worked in Chemnitz, Berlin and Kiel and held the position of governor. He was held at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
His written works include Reden an das neue Deutschland, Noske, Colonial policy after the war, Zapiski o germanskoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii and Ispovedʹ krovavoĭ sobaki. Noske died of a stroke in Hanover on 30 November 1946.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1946
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Reden an das neue Deutschland
- Noske
- Colonial policy after the war
- Zapiski o germanskoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii
- Ispovedʹ krovavoĭ sobaki
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Key facts
- Chancellor
- Philipp Scheidemann , Gustav Bauer
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Otto Gessler
- Constituency
- Chemnitz
- Born
- ( 1868-07-09 ) 9 July 1868, Brandenburg an der Havel , Prussia, North German Confederation
- Died
- 30 November 1946 (1946-11-30) (aged 78), Hanover , Lower Saxony, Allied-occupied Germany
- Party
- SPD
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustav
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Brandenburg an der Havel
- Place of death
- Hanover
- Occupation
- minister
- Position held
- governor
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-14240, Gustav Noske.jpg
- Work location
- Kiel
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- Commons category
- Gustav Noske
- date of birth
- 1868-07-09
- date of death
- 1946-11-30
- name in native language
- Gustav Noske
- cause of death
- stroke
- different from
- Gustav Adolf Nosske
- place of detention
- Ravensbrück concentration camp
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described at URL
- s522097707.online.de/biosop_db/biosop_db.php
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Encyclopedic overview
Gustav Noske (9 July 1868 – 30 November 1946) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the first Minister of Defence (Reichswehrminister) of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920. Noske was known for using army and paramilitary forces to suppress the socialist/communist uprisings of 1919.
Early life
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