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Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht (/ ˈ l iː p k n ɛ x t /; [1] German: [ˈliːpknɛçt] ⓘ; 13 August 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a German politician and revolutionary socialist. A leader of the far-left wing of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Liebknecht was a co-founder of the Spartacus League and Communist Party of ...
The Spartacus League (German: Spartakusbund) was a Marxist revolutionary movement organized in Germany during World War I. [1] It was founded in August 1914 as the International Group by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Clara Zetkin, and other members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who were dissatisfied with the party's official policies in support of the war.
[citation needed] [note 2] Schmidtsdorf was arrested on February 5, 1938, with fellow troupe members Kurt Ahrendt and Karl Oefelein, all charged with founding a branch of the Hitler Youth. All three were executed three weeks later. [11] Ahrendt was also from the Karl Liebknecht School, where he was a leader of the Young Pioneers. [citation needed]
The Karl Liebknecht School was founded to educate the children of German refugees in the German language, however some Russians also sent their children there. [1] The school acquired a nickname, Shkola Nashikh Mechtei ("the school of our dreams") [2] and had an orchestra, which was popular with local Muscovites. [1]
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which advocates for suicide prevention. It was established in 1968 by Edwin S. Shneidman, who has been called "a pioneer in suicide prevention." [1] Its official journal is Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, published six times a year by Wiley-Blackwell.
A painter was arrested by Sicherheitspolizei and beaten severely with a baton during custody at Untersuchungshaftanstalt Hamburg . He died at the nursing station from blunt trauma to the head, spine, glutes, and thighs. Springer, Wilhelm 40 A KPD member active in German resistance to Nazism was arrested by Gestapo at his workplace on 8 November.
Greg Ostertag and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz fight for a loose ball with Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls during Game 4 of the 1997 NBA Finals at the Delta Center in Salt ...
On the day of the demonstration, Liebknecht speaks despite threats of arrest. He is quickly gagged and arrested, to be taken in for questioning away from the protesting crowds. Liebknecht is told he has a choice in his sentencing: He can receive a smaller charge with a minimum sentence of one day, or a larger charge of high treason with a ...