Gustav Neuring
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Gustav Neuring was a German
politician. He died in a lynching
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Neuring, member of SPD
, served as the war minister (Kriegsminister) of the Free State of Saxony
(Der Freistaat Sachsen). In Dresden
mob of war veterans, upset by rumours that their war pensions will be cut, threw him into river Elbe
and when trying to get ashore Neuring was shot.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
politician. He died in a lynching
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is related to other means of social control that...
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Neuring, member of SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, served as the war minister (Kriegsminister) of the Free State of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
(Der Freistaat Sachsen). In Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
mob of war veterans, upset by rumours that their war pensions will be cut, threw him into river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
and when trying to get ashore Neuring was shot.