Hermann Knüfken (9 February 1893 – 8 February 1976) was a
German
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trade unionist,
communist
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activist and
anti-fascist
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.
Knüfken was a sailor who was
conscripted into the
Imperial German Navy
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in 1914. In 1917 he deserted, going to
Denmark
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. He returned to Germany after being offered an amnesty but was soon re-arrested. However he was released by sailors during the
November Revolution.
In 1921 he hijacked the ship
Senator Schröder to transport
Franz Jung
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He grew up in Neisse ...
,
Cläre Jung
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Early life
Cläre Otto enjoyed a middle-class upbringing. Her father was a feed merchant. After finishing at her single-sex secondary schoo ...
and
Jan Appel
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to the
Second World Congress of the
Communist International in
Moscow
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.
References
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1893 births
1976 deaths