About Max Reimann
Lived 1898 – 1977 (aged 78). Max Reimann was a German politician, resistance fighter and trade unionist.
Max Reimann (31 October 1898 – 18 January 1977) was a German communist politician and member of the Bundestag.
Biography Reimann was born in Elbing (Elbląg), West Prussia (today Poland) in to the family of a metalworker. He worked as a riveter at the Schichau yards in 1912–1916 and was drafted into the German Army in the First World War. In 1913, he became a member of the German Metal Workers' Union and the Socialist Labourers Youth, in 1916 of the Spartakusbund.
In 1954, he moved to East Germany but continued to operate his position as the head of the West German KPD, which was banned in 1956.
Reimann returned to West Germany in 1968, became a member of the newly founded German Communist Party in 1971 and its honorary chairman.
Reimann died in Düsseldorf.
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Who was Max Reimann?
German politician (1898-1977)
When was Max Reimann born?
Max Reimann was born on 31 October 1898 in Elbląg.
When did Max Reimann die?
Max Reimann died on 18 January 1977 in Düsseldorf.
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Max Reimann was a politician, resistance fighter and trade unionist.
What nationality was Max Reimann?
Max Reimann was German.
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