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Hedwig Krüger
Hedwig Krüger (born Hedwig Hennig; 1 April 1882 – 16 February 1938) was a German Communist Party of Germany, Communist politician. She was a member of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic), national parliament (''"Reichstag"'') between 1924 and 1928. Life Early years Hedwig Hennig was born in Leipzig. Her father, Auguste Hedwig, was a :de:Former, metal worker from Dessau and an early member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (''"Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands"'' / SPD): he had, in consequence, fallen foul of the Anti-Socialist Laws enacted by the Otto von Bismarck, Bismarck government between 1878 and 1881. It was because of this that he had been obliged to leave Dessau, settling briefly in Leipzig before moving on again, to Halle (Saale), Halle, which is where his family grew up. After leaving school Hedwig took a clerical job with the local :de:Krankenkasse, health insurance organisation (''Krankenkasse''). Political awakening She cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities (in Schkeuditz) lies Leipzig/Halle Airport. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (known as Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster River (progression: ) and two of its tributaries: the Pleiße and the Parthe. The name of the city and those of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
