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2 unusual facts about Kurt Schumacher


Kurt Schumacher

Kurt Schumacher (13 October 1895 – 20 August 1952), was a German social democratic politician, who served as chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1946 and was the first Leader of the Opposition in the West German Bundestag from 1949 until his death.

In December, at Bielawy west of Łowicz in Poland, he was so badly wounded that his right arm had to be amputated.



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