Ernst Paul was a Sudeten German Social Democratic politician and journalist.
12 Facts About Ernst Paul
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Ernst Paul's father was a weaver and the family lived in poverty.
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Ernst Paul fought at the Battles of the Isonzo and on the Eastern Front in Galicia, Bukovina and Romania.
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Ernst Paul took part in founding of the Social Democratic Workers Youth League and served as chairman until 1920.
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Ernst Paul took part in the founding of the Socialist Youth International, and served as a member of its bureau between 1923 and 1932.
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Ernst Paul served as vice chairman of the German Popular Education Institute.
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At the time of the signing of the Munich Agreement, Ernst Paul was visiting Sweden.
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Ernst Paul stayed in Sweden in exile to avoid arrest back home.
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Ernst Paul functioned as the leader of Sudeten German exiles in Sweden.
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Ernst Paul took part in forming the International Group of Democratic Socialists in Stockholm in 1942.
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In 1948 Ernst Paul moved to the West German town of Esslingen am Neckar.
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Ernst Paul was buried in Esslingen am Neckar on 16 June 1978.