Ley, Robert, -1945

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Robert Ley was born in 1890 in Niederbreitenbach, Germany. He entered the Nazi Party in 1924 and edited anti-Semitic newspapers. As head of the German Labor Front he was a prominent spokesman for National Socialism. He committed suicide in prison in Nuremburg while awaiting trial for war crimes.

From the description of Robert Ley papers, 1945-1946 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122501576

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creatorOf Robert Ley press releases Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn International Military Tribunal. Collection. 1923-1947. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
referencedIn Stutz, Rolf,. Stutz collection, 1928-1944 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Nationalsozialistische deutsche Arbeiter-Partei miscellaneous records, 1923-1944. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Nuremberg trials archive, 1933-1946. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Ley, Robert, d. 1945. Robert Ley press releases, undated. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Ley, Robert, d. 1945. Robert Ley papers, 1945-1946 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn International Military Tribunal, Records, 1923-1947 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
referencedIn Stuber, Ernest, 1925-. Oral history interview with Ernest Stuber, [sound recording], 2004. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Plitt, Henry G (1918-1993) Wiener Library
referencedIn Papers relating to the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1947. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Nationalsozialistische deutsche Arbeiter-Partei miscellaneous records, 1923-1944 Hoover Institution Archives
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associatedWith Donovan, William J. (William Joseph), 1883-1959, person
associatedWith International Military Tribunal. corporateBody
associatedWith International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) corporateBody
associatedWith Leonard Wheeler, Jr. person
associatedWith Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. corporateBody
associatedWith Plitt Henry G 1918 person
associatedWith Rosenberg, Alfred, 1893-1946 person
associatedWith Stuber, Ernest, 1925- person
associatedWith Stutz, Rolf, person
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Germany
Germany
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National socialism
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949
Old age pensions
Old age pensions Germany
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1890-02-15

Death 1945-10-25

Germans

English,

German

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