page_title: Gustav Noske
hierarchical_section_title: Gustav Noske
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gustav Noske (1868–1946), Minister während der Weimarer Republik
context_page_description: Gustav Noske was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He served as the first Minister of Defence of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920. Noske has been a controversial figure because although he was a member of the socialist movement, he used army and paramilitary forces to bloodily suppress the socialist/communist uprisings of 1919.
context_section_description: Gustav Noske (9 July 1868 – 30 November 1946) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He served as the first Minister of Defence (Reichswehrminister) of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920. Noske has been a controversial figure because although he was a member of the socialist movement, he used army and paramilitary forces to bloodily suppress the socialist/communist uprisings of 1919.
caption: Gustav Noske, c. 1918.
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