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Adolf Julicher
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Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand , 1847-1921, German sculptor and author. He studied in Munich and in Italy, where he spent 18 years. He is best known for his dignified public monuments, such as the equestrian statue of Bismarck in Bremen, and for his realistic portrait busts. Hildebrand defined his art theory... Read more |
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Hitler
Hitler derogatory term for an overbearing and officious person, held to resemble the Nazi leader and German Führer Adolf Hitler (1889–1945).Hitler diaries in April 1983, it was announced that diaries written by Adolf Hitler had been discovered. Initially accepted as genuine (extracts... Read more |
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Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic the German government in the post-World War I period, so called because the Reichstag (national assembly) met in the town of Weimar. The republic was proclaimed on November 9, 1918, and its constitution was adopted on July 31, 1919. The Weimar Republic ended with the ascension of... Read more |
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Adolf of Nassau
Adolf of Nassau , d. 1298, duke of Luxembourg, German king (1292-98). He owed his election to the ecclesiastical electors , who, fearing the growing power and ambition of the Hapsburgs , chose him rather than Albert of Austria (later King Albert I ), son of Rudolf I of Hapsburg. Seeking to... Read more |
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Young Plan
Young Plan program for settlement of German reparations debts after World War I. It was presented by the committee headed (1929-30) by Owen D. Young. After the Dawes Plan was put into operation (1924), it became apparent that Germany could not meet the huge annual payments, especially over an... Read more |
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Karl Doenitz
Karl Doenitz , 1891-1980, German admiral. He secretly planned a German submarine fleet in the years following the Treaty of Versailles, was given command of submarine operations by Adolf Hitler in 1935, and replaced Admiral Raeder in 1943 as chief naval commander. On the announcement (May 1, 1945)... Read more |
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Gestapo
Gestapo ¦ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER The Geheime Staatspolizei, or Gestapo, a German secret police force, was created in 1933 after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The Gestapo was created to help solidify Nazi control by identifying and arresting anti-Nazi... Read more |
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Adolf Windaus
Adolf Windaus , 1876-1959, German chemist. He was professor of chemistry and director of the chemistry laboratories at the Univ. of Göttingen (1915-44). For his research on sterols, especially in relation to vitamins, he received the 1928 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He later discovered and... Read more |
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Brain Trust
Brain Trust the group of close advisers to Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was governor of New York state and during his first years as President. The name was applied to them because the members of the group were drawn from academic life. This informal advisory group on the New Deal included... Read more |
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