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Gustav Sobottka
Gustav Sobottka (12 July 1886 – 6 March 1953) was a German politician in East Germany. He was a member of the Communist Party and was in exile during the Nazi era. He returned to Germany in 1945 as head of the Sobottka Group and later worked in the East German government.
Early life.
Gustav Sobottka was born in Turowen (Turowo), in the administrative district of Johannisburg (Pisz) in East Prussia. His father, Adam Sobottka, was a roofer and day laborer
streets and schools. Some have since been renamed, but in Zeitz, there is still a Gustav-Sobottka-Straße A number of units in the National People's Army were named after Gustav Sobottka, as well.
In 1996, there was a documentary film made about Sobottka. It was made by Hans-Dieter Rusch and was called "Vom Geheimnis eines Revolutionärs — Nachdenken über Gustav Sobottka". It was released by the film company Havel-Barbelsberg on 12 March 1996.
Sources.
- Hermann Weber