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Inspired by Eduard Bernstein, Schumacher became a dedicated socialist and in 1918 joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He led ex-servicemen in forming workers' and soldiers councils in Berlin during the revolutionary days following the fall of the German Empire but opposed attempts by revolutionary left-wing groups to seize power.
August 1952 in Bonn) war ein deutscher Politiker, von 1946 bis 1952 Parteivorsitzender der SPD sowie von 1949 bis 1952 Oppositionsführer im Deutschen Bundestag. Schumacher war von 1945 bis 1949 maßgeblich am Wiederaufbau der SPD in Westdeutschland beteiligt und der große Gegenspieler Konrad Adenauers.
Apr 5, 2024 · Social Democratic Party of Germany. Kurt Schumacher (born October 13, 1895, Kulm, Germany—died August 20, 1952, Bonn, West Germany) was a German politician and the first chairman of the revived Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands; SPD) after World War II.
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Overview. Kurt Schumacher. (1895—1952) Quick Reference. (b. Kulm, 13 Oct. 1895; d. Bonn, 20 Aug. 1952) German; leader of SPD 1946–52 Many Germans felt ill at ease with Schumacher because he seemed to personify the valour and the suffering of the few anti-Nazi resisters, in contrast to the complacency and cowardice of the many fellow-travellers.
From the teachings of Kurt Schumacher and Professor Johann Plenge, there is a link to the current centrist "Seeheimer Kreis" within the SPD founded by Annemarie Renger, Schumacher's former secretary.
October 13, 1895 - August 20, 1952. Kurt Schumacher studied law and politics from 1915 to 1919 and obtained his doctorate in 1920. He joined the SPD as a student in 1918. As politics editor for the Schwäbische Tagwacht in Stuttgart from 1920 to 1930, he became a prominent representative of the city’s Social Democracy.
His personal sacrifice as well as his uncompromising defense of the Weimar Republic up to his arrest by the Nazis in 1933, made Schumacher an unchallengeable moral authority in the postwar SPD. From Hanover, he rebuilt the party after the war.
