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Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht (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 Germany (KPD) along with Rosa Luxemburg.
He was shaped by important political and social events of the era, such as World War I, [1] the anti-war demonstration in Berlin on 1 May 1916, when Litten was not quite 13, the German Revolution of 1918–1919, and the arrest and murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg by Freikorps soldiers in January 1919.
Liebknecht is the only one of the Reichstag — including 111 SPD representatives — to vote against the war loans, resulting in a number of death threats and work bans. Despite his immunity as a Reichstag member, Liebknecht is called to serve on the front as a sapper. It is here that he writes his 1915 manifesto, "The main enemy is at home ...
Fourteen deputies, headed by party co-leader Hugo Haase, and including Karl Liebknecht, spoke out against the bonds but nevertheless followed party discipline and voted in favour. [11] The support was based primarily on the belief, actively fostered by the government, that Germany was fighting a defensive war. [ 12 ]
None (suicide) Hans Eisele: March 13, 1913: May 3, 1967: Surgical experiments Death Friedrich Entress: December 8, 1914: May 28, 1947: Injections Executed [34] Hans Eppinger: January 5, 1879: September 25, 1946: Sea water experiments None (suicide) Fritz Fischer: October 5, 1912: 2003 [c] Surgical experiments Life Karl (Franz) Gebhardt ...
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.
Candice Wheat Suicide / Apparent Suicide Died within 2 days of arrest or booking Wheat had been arrested the day before her death for alleged meth possession. Wheat's cause of death was asphyxiation, according to WLKY, though authorities were unsure how she was able to hang herself.
[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]