Richard Staimer
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Richard Staimer was a German communist politician, trade unionist and military officer who commanded the Thälmann Battalion and XI International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, later serving as a Ge
Staimer (center) with Heinrich Rau (left) and Kurt Frank (right) in Spain c. 1937–1938
Staimer (left) with Mikhail Koltsov (center) and Hans Kahle (right) in Spain c. 1936–1937
Heinrich Rau
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Heinrich Gottlob "Heiner" Rau was a German communist politician during the Weimar Era, a commander in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, and a leading East German statesman after
Richard Staimer
…Generalmajor Richard Staimer Staimer (center) with Heinrich Rau (left) and Kurt Frank (right) in Spain c. 1937–1938 Chairman of the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik In office 4 January 1955 – 27 February 1963…
Rau in 1951
Stuttgart's New Castle c. 1916. The upper parts of the then-adjacent Wilhelm Palais can be seen behind the right wing of the castle.
Guarded by French soldiers, Republican refugees arrive at the Argelers concentration camp, March 1939