Gustav Dietrich Dahrendorf (8 January 1901,

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– 30 October 1954) was a German

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politician.

Biography

Dahrendorf was born in

, he served as member of the Reichstag from November 1932 to 22 June 1933. He was also several times a member of the

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. He was the father of Ralf Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf and Frank Dahrendorf. In 1944, Dahrendorf was tried for treason at the Volksgerichtshof for his involvement in the

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, alongside

Julius Leber Julius Leber (16 November 1891 – 5 January 1945) was a German Social Democratic politician and a member of the German resistance against the Nazi regime. Early life Leber was born in Biesheim, Alsace, out of wedlock, to Katharina Schubetzer ...

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and

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. Leber, Reichwein, and Maaß were executed. However, Dahrendorf was spared execution, instead receiving a 7-year sentence. He was liberated from

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by the

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in April 1945. Dahrendorf died in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahrendorf, Gustav 1901 births 1954 deaths Members of the Hamburg Parliament Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians German cooperative organizers Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold members Members of the Kreisau Circle Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the 20 July plot People convicted of treason against Nazi Germany