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'''Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann''' was a [[German Empire (1871–1918)|German]] politician and [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] who served as the Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Germany]] from 1925 until his imprisonment in 1933. He rebuilt the Communist Party following the failures of the [[Spartacist uprising]] and [[German October]]. In February 1933, the [[Reichstag Fire Decree]] was passed, and the [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi government]] began arresting dozens of Communists. Thälmann was forced into hiding until his eventual arrest in [[Berlin]] on 3 March 1933 by the Gestapo. He was executed at the [[Buchenwald concentration camp]] on [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s personal orders in 1944. | '''Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann''' was a [[German Empire (1871–1918)|German]] politician and [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] who served as the Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Germany]] from 1925 until his imprisonment in 1933. He rebuilt the Communist Party following the failures of the [[Spartacist uprising]] and [[German October]]. In February 1933, the [[Reichstag Fire Decree]] was passed, and the [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi government]] began arresting dozens of Communists. Thälmann was forced into hiding until his eventual arrest in [[Berlin]] on 3 March 1933 by the Gestapo. He was executed at the [[Buchenwald concentration camp]] on [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s personal orders in 1944. | ||
The [[Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation]] (a youth organisation in the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]]), the [[Thälmann Battalion]] (a battalion of the [[International Brigades]] which fought on the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican side]] of the [[Spanish Civil War]]), the [[Ernst Thälmann Company]], a number of awards in East Germany, various streets, stadiums, towns, shipyards, factories, and schools in [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], [[Donetsk People's Republic (2014–2022)|Donetsk]], and [[Russian Federation|Russia]], [[Schulshiff Ernst Thälmann|a training ship]], [[Thälmann Mountains|a mountain range]] in [[Antarctica]], and even [[Ernst Thälmann Island|an island]] off the coast of [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] all bare/bore his | The [[Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation]] (a youth organisation in the [[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]]), the [[Thälmann Battalion]] (a battalion of the [[International Brigades]] which fought on the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican side]] of the [[Spanish Civil War]]), the [[Ernst Thälmann Company]], a number of awards in East Germany, various streets, stadiums, towns, shipyards, factories, and schools in [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], [[Donetsk People's Republic (2014–2022)|Donetsk]], and [[Russian Federation|Russia]], [[Schulshiff Ernst Thälmann|a training ship]], [[Thälmann Mountains|a mountain range]] in [[Antarctica]], and even [[Ernst Thälmann Island|an island]] off the coast of [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] all bare/bore his namesake. | ||
[[Category:German communists]] | [[Category:German communists]] | ||