october february activist known writing lyrics lied death party propaganda purposes joined removed joined wrote songs nazi events rose command squads districts january shot head members arrested charged murder initially sentenced years prison executed nazis came power funeral given wide attention berlin nazi elite attendance death major nazi propaganda symbol civilian military purposes time early life born october son born july doctor lutheran minister berlin oldest churches mother came family lutheran parents married grew alongside sister born brother born august family lived street jews medieval times centre berlin jewish community refusal follow father ministry subject father son conflicts family mainly influenced father supported joined youth group youth soon local leader engaging street battles youth members communist_party later joined groups sinister reputation including finally attended primary school attended high school passed examination enrolled joining decided radical removed december joined adolf_hitler paramilitary organisation storm detachment attraction socialist stance taken nazi groups northern germany impressed regional leader berlin said couldn handle party comrades great devotion let cut pieces like hitler group men traveled rally august joining berlin nazis group led time banned berlin returned arrested soon impressed turn january period berlin city authorities banned effort curb political street violence sent vienna study tactical methods returned berlin july recruit local youths involved helping implement reorganisation city cell structure similar despite rules forbidding members working party street cell leader appointed district leader lived october dropped university devote time nazi movement time centre berlin territory troops september met year old prostitute bar soon moved apartment today late husband active communist sources claim earned money months dispute unpaid rent death assassination evening january clock shot face point blank range members attack occurred building lived lying seriously wounded hospital releasing reports asserting carried attack communist later died hospital february blood poisoning contracted following death nazis communists offered different accounts events police led chief inspector courts determined political private reasons led assassination january police announced prime suspect member identified reported democratic minded newspaper knew existence prior murder espionage responded saying spy knew acquaintance streets police courts believed quickly arrested sentenced years imprisonment shooting light sentence result court finding circumstances seven found guilty sentenced jail years later nazi accession power dragged prison murdered funeral plan turn funeral mass demonstration speeches men uniform necessary police permits sister requested buried berlin march contrary nazi claims attacks funeral procession funeral filmed turned major propaganda event elevated propaganda apparatus status leading martyr nazi movement effective propaganda speeches received unusual attention storm editorial people observer wrote dead joined combat group struggled nazis spoke man died conflict joined combat group summoned standard prussian police outlawed public gatherings display funeral procession exception vehicles coffin large parts center berlin procession took hours coffin reached members began singing attempt disrupt event police unable prevent abusive shouts points flying rocks major clashes occurred written white paint cemetery wall attendance funeral delivered eulogy prince august prussia referred nazi prince prior event discussed possibility hitler attending diary entry day funeral recalled hitler isn coming situation explained telephone actually declined blamed preventing hitler coming continue use propaganda device years including january enormous procession led hitler officials marched nicholas cemetery hitler spoke death symbolic sacrifice dedicated memorial frequently invoked nazis bolster core ideology remaining existence example wartime article nazi owned newspaper called hero brown revolution referred death millions followed paper referred driving force struggle freedom armed services homeland greater german world war memorial remains destroyed activity common buried nazis grave site long marked father surname removed destroyed site marked raised mound earth bounded ivy center later group anti nazi activists attacked grave sprayed words nazis english rest nazis august grave father church wished stop site rally point aftermath played double reed instrument played groups called bands folk celebrations founded band provided music events early wrote lyrics new nazi fight song fight song published newspaper september title unknown man song later known raise flag finally lied song nazis national anthem nazi_germany stanza later claimed nazis wrote music considered likely tune reality adapted world war german imperial navy song probably originally folk song authorship melody finally determined german court executions april years assassination years murder killer persons accused involved killing trial subsequently beheaded berlin prison jewish painter barber arrested august trial defendant tailor sentences rescinded german government posthumous films nazi era version life disliked film temporarily banned eventually allowing release alterations main character changed fictional problem authentic depiction storm brutality including violent clashes communists fit reasonable tone nazis attempted present initially coming power unlike class reconciliation family films depict dying hitler glorious death germany resulting spirit inspiring comrades memorial named street berlin district died renamed square district renamed station nearby renamed war restored renamed called nazi_germany kriegsmarine commissioned training ship named ship taken war prize united_states world war repairs modifications commissioned united_states_coast_guard remains service day examples german military units adopting nazi era martyr world war include 18th volunteer division known division luftwaffe 26th destroyer heavy fighter successor day fighter unit similarly named wing
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