Horst Wessel
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Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel was a member of the Sturmabteilung, the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members
Wessel in 1929
Wessel in his Sturmführer uniform leading an SA unit at a Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, 1929
Mug shots of Albrecht Höhler, the man arrested and later killed for Wessel's murder, wearing the new suit given to him by the Communist Party
SSS Horst Wessel in 1936
USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)
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USCGC Eagle, formerly Horst Wessel and also known as Barque Eagle, is a 295-foot barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is one of only two active co
Horst Wessel
…1969. Passau named a street Horst-Wessel-Straße. In 1936, Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) commissioned a three-masted training ship and named her the Horst Wessel. The ship was taken as a war prize by the United States after World War II. After repairs and modifications, she was commissioned on 15 May 1946 into…
Eagle under full sail in 2013 in the Caribbean
USCGC Eagle Emblem
Horst Wessel launching