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Richard Schubert
Richard Schubert (1 July 1886 – 24 December 1955) was a German political activist who by the end of the First World War had become a Antimilitarism, peace activist. He joined the anti-war Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, Independent Social Democratic Party when it was launched in 1917 and switched to the Communist Party of Germany, Communist Party soon after its establishment. He played a leading part in the turmoil in Zwickau during the German Revolution of 1918–1919, months of revolution in the ports and cities that followed the war, and was a leading figure locally in the communist parties during the Weimar republic, politically fractious 1920s. In 1931 he became a member of the :de:Sächsischer Landtag (Weimarer Republik), Saxon state parliament (''Landtag''), but his political career was cut short by the Machtergreifung, change of government and Gleichschaltung, abolition of democracy during 1933. Life Richard Schubert was born at Mülsen , Mülsen St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
