16. IV. 1886 - 18. VIII. 1944
Born in Hamburg. As a youth, working longshoreman, joined the Transport Workers' union and the Social Democratic Party. During the 1-st world war of 1914-18. led on the front of the revolutionary work among the soldiers. In 1917, Telman moved from the Social-Democratic Party of Independent Social-Democratic Party. In 1920 joined the Communist Party of
Germany (KPD) and facilitated the entry of more than 95% of CNG members of his organization in 1919-20 Hamburg NIPA. As a delegate III Congress of the Comintern (1921),
Thalmann met in Moscow with
VI. Lenin.
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