Fritz Selbmann

Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Selbmann (29 September 1899 – 26 January 1975) was a German Communist politician and writer who served as a member of the national parliament (Reichstag) during 1932/33.

Fritz Selbmann
Member of the Volkskammer
In office
1949–1963
Member of the Landtag of Saxony
In office
1946–1950
Member of the Reichstag
In office
1932–1933
Member of the Landtag of Prussia
In office
1930–1932
Personal details
Born
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Selbmann

29 September 1899
Lauterbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died26 January 1975
Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-)
Communist Party of Germany (1922-1946)
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1920-1922)
SpouseKäte Selbmann
ChildrenErich Selbmann (1926–2006)
Alma materInternational Lenin School
OccupationPolitician
Writer
AwardsNational Prize of the German Democratic Republic
Order of Karl Marx (1969)
Patriotic Order of Merit, gold clasp (1965)
Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1964)
Banner of Labor (1960)
Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1955)
Military service
AllegianceGerman Empire
Years of service1917-1918
Battles/wars
  • First World War
    • Western Front

He spent the twelve Nazi years first in prison and then, after 1940, in a succession of concentration camps, but survived. After 1945 he became a senior party official and author in the German Democratic Republic.

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