Karl Liebknecht, portrait 1911 Karl Liebknecht (1871 - 1919) was a German politician, member of parliament, lawyer, socialist and anti-militarist. Because of his opposition to the First World War, he was sentenced to four years in prison for war treason and high treason. He was initially a member of the SPD, the Spartacus League and was one of the founders of the KPD in 1918/1919. On 15 January 1919, he was murdered by right-wing soldiers of the Guards Cavalry Rifle Division during the suppression of the Spartacus Uprising
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Karl Liebknecht, portrait 1911 Karl Liebknecht (1871 - 1919) was a German politician, member of parliament, lawyer, socialist and anti-militarist. Because of his opposition to the First World War, he was sentenced to four years in prison for war treason and high treason. He was initially a member of the SPD, the Spartacus League and was one of the founders of the KPD in 1918/1919. On 15 January 1919, he was murdered by right-wing soldiers of the Guards Cavalry Rifle Division during the suppression of the Spartacus Uprising

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