Kurt Bürger (27 August 1894 in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

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as Karl Wilhelm Ganz – 28 July 1951 in

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) was a German politician. From 1912 to 1918, he was a representative of the

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. In 1919, he was a cofounder of the

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. After

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, he became a member of the

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Socialist Unity Party and served as

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of the East German state of

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in 1951.

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1894 births 1951 deaths Politicians from Karlsruhe People from the Grand Duchy of Baden Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Communist Party of Germany politicians Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Members of the Provisional Volkskammer Members of the 1st Volkskammer Ministers-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania German people of the Spanish Civil War International Brigades personnel {{Germany-politician-stub

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