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Gustav Noske (9 July 1868 – 30 November 1946) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the first Minister of Defence ( Reichswehrminister ) of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920.
Gustav Noske (born July 9, 1868, Brandenburg, Prussia [Germany]—died Nov. 30, 1946, Hannover, Ger.) was a right-wing Social Democratic German politician, notorious for his ruthless suppression of a communist uprising in Berlin, who was defense minister of the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1920.
Oct 23, 2017 · Gustav Noske was a German social democratic politician and the first Reichswehrminister during the revolution. He was known for his ruthless attitude toward violence and the military, and his role in the January Uprisings and the Kapp Putsch.
Gustav Noske (* 9. Juli 1868 in Brandenburg an der Havel; † 30. November 1946 in Hannover) war ein deutscher Politiker der SPD. Er war von 1906 bis 1918 Mitglied des Reichstages, wo er als Experte für Militär-, Marine- und Kolonialfragen auftrat.
Gustav Noske was a prominent politician of the Weimar Republic who suppressed the Spartacus Revolt and resigned as Reichswehr minister after the Kapp Putsch. He later became a political representative for military district IX and was arrested by the Nazis in 1944, but survived the war.
Gustav Noske (gŏŏs´täf nôs´kə), 1868–1946, German politician, a Social Democrat. A former member of the Reichstag, he was in charge of the armed forces after the republican revolution of Nov., 1918, and was minister of defense in 1919–20.
Gustav Noske was arguably the Weimar Republic’s most controversial Social Democrat. He joined the party in 1884 and served in the Reichstag from 1906, where he made his mark in military affairs. This work already put him at odds with the party’s left wing.
