Horst Wessel
Sign in to saveHorst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). After his death, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels elevated him into a martyr for the Nazi Party.
Person
- Born
- 1907-10-09
- Died
- 1930-02-23
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- Gender
- Q6581097
- Place of birth
- Q2112
- Place of death
- Q64
- Citizenship
- Q43287
- Born
- 1907-10-09
- Died
- 1930-02-23
- Instance of
- Q5
- Given name
- Q15277196
- Family name
- Q27892758
- Educated at
- Q1795727
- Occupation
- Q82955
- Award
- Q640988
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