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The () in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin, was the main
The () in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin, was the main military academy
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training officer corps
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of the Prussian Army
from 1882 to 1920. From 1933 till 1945, the building complex housed the SS Division ''Leibstandarte''.
Former students
*Hans Kahle
Hans Kahle (22 April 1899 – 1 September 1947) was a German journalist, communist, and head of the Volkspolizei in Mecklenburg.
Education and career
Kahle was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the son of a senior official. He attended high school ...
World War I veteran turned Communist Party of Germany member, NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union.
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spymaster
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Historical spymasters
See also
*List of American spies
*List of British spies
* List of German spies
*List of fictional spymasters
This ...
, senior commander in Spanish Republican Army
The Spanish Republican Army ( es, Ejército de la República Española) was the main branch of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.
It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la Rep ...
's International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
, and politician in the German Democratic Republic
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** Germania (historical use)
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**G ...
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* Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of ...
(1896-1918), legendary World War I
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flying ace
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nicknamed "The Red Baron".
References
Military academies of Germany Military of the German Empire Heritage sites in Berlin 1870s architecture {{Germany-mil-stub