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Gustav Noske, (born July 9, 1868, Brandenburg, Prussia [Germany]—died Nov. 30, 1946, Hannover, Ger.), right-wing Social Democratic German politician, notorious for his ruthless suppression of a communist uprising in Berlin, who was defense minister of the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1920.

Gustav Noske (* 9. Juli 1868 in Brandenburg an der Havel; † 30. November 1946 in Hannover) war ein deutscher Politiker der SPD. Er war von 1906 bis 1918 Mitglied des Reichstages, wo er als Experte für Militär-, Marine- und Kolonialfragen auftrat.

Gustav Noske (1868-1946) was a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He is best known for serving as the Weimar Republic’s first defence minister. Noske was born to a working-class family in Brandenburg. He left school at a young age to train as a basket-maker and wood-turner.

Gustav Noske was a social democratic politician and the first politician to be awarded with military responsibilities. His role as first Reichswehrminister (Reich minister of defense) during the revolution was controversial and ambivalent. He was known as a convinced German national social democrat with a ruthless attitude toward violence and ...

views 3,970,530 updated. Gustav Noske (gŏŏs´täf nôs´kə), 1868–1946, German politician, a Social Democrat. A former member of the Reichstag, he was in charge of the armed forces after the republican revolution of Nov., 1918, and was minister of defense in 1919–20.

German Resistance Memorial Center - Biographie Gustav Noske July 09, 1868 - November 30, 1946 Gustav Noske Married to Martha Thiel and father of two daughters, Gustav Noske was one of the most well known and controversial politicians of the Weimar Republic.

Gustav Bauer. Gustav Noske. Eugen Schiffer. The Kapp Putsch ( German pronunciation: [ˈkapˌpʊt͡ʃ] ⓘ ), also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch ( German pronunciation: [kapˈlʏtvɪt͡sˌpʊt͡ʃ] ⓘ ), was an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and ...

Gustav Noske (9 July 1868 – 30 November 1946) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the first Minister of Defence ( Reichswehrminister) of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920. Noske has been a controversial figure since he used army and paramilitary forces to bloodily suppress the socialist/communist ...