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Murder of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck
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On 9 August 1931 a double homicide took place in Berlin, Weimar Germany, when Berlin police captains Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck were assassinated by two members of the Parteiselbstschutz, the paramil
The funeral of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck was attended by thousands of Berliners.
The funeral of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck was attended by thousands of Berliners.
"Help in the search for the Red Murderers!" A 'wanted' poster published by the Berlin Police in September 1933, following the murders. Erich Mielke is
"Help in the search for the Red Murderers!" A 'wanted' poster published by the Berlin Police in September 1933, following the murders. Erich Mielke is on the far right in the top row. Ziemer is to the left of Mielke. Walter Ulbricht is on the far left in the bottom row.
The "Babylon Cinema", the site of the assassinations of Anlauf and Lenck, as it appears today
The "Babylon Cinema", the site of the assassinations of Anlauf and Lenck, as it appears today
The funeral of the murdered police officers. In front Magnus Heimannsberg, Albert Grzesinski and Bernhard Weiß
The funeral of the murdered police officers. In front Magnus Heimannsberg, Albert Grzesinski and Bernhard Weiß
Walter Ulbricht
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Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht was a German communist politician and revolutionary. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany and later in the early devel
Murder of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck
…Franz Lenck were assassinated by two members of the Parteiselbstschutz, the paramilitary wing of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), on the orders of Walter Ulbricht, the regional KPD leader (and future premier of East Germany). The two murderers were Erich Mielke and Erich Ziemer. Mielke later became the head of…
Ulbricht in 1960
Ulbricht in 1960
Ulbricht, age 14, at the beginning of his joinery apprenticeship
Ulbricht, age 14, at the beginning of his joinery apprenticeship
Ulbricht's official Reichstag portrait, 1930
Ulbricht's official Reichstag portrait, 1930
Ulbricht (standing in the background) speaking at a debate between himself and Joseph Goebbels in the Friedrichshain. Goebbels is visible on the left
Ulbricht (standing in the background) speaking at a debate between himself and Joseph Goebbels in the Friedrichshain. Goebbels is visible on the left in the foreground. The debate ended in a massive brawl between Nazis and the KPD.