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Willi Stoph

German politician (1914–1999)
Person human Q2610

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
July 9, 1914
Date of death
April 13, 1999
Place of birth
Schöneberg
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
East Germany[8]
Occupation
politician, resistance fighter
Position held
leadership of East Germany, member of the Volkskammer, Prime Minister of East Germany, Prime Minister of East Germany, Chairman of the State Council, Minister of National Defence[9][10][11][12][13]
Religion or worldview
atheism[29]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party of Germany[31][32]
Award received
Order of Lenin, Order of Karl Marx, Banner of Labor, Scharnhorst Order, Gold medal with hero rank of GDR, Hero of Labour, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class, Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of José Martí, Order of the October Revolution, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Patriotic Order of Merit, Medal for Fighters Against Fascism, Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria", Order of the White Rose of Finland, Hero of Labour, Hero of Labour, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Karl Marx, Order of the October Revolution[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Work location
Frankfurt (Oder)[40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[45]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8, Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie[41][42][43][44]
Family name
Stoph[38]
Given name
Willi[39]
Member of
Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany[28]
Military branch
Wehrmacht, National People's Army[33][34]
Military, police or special rank
army general, army general (East Germany)[35][36]
Name in native language
Willi Stoph[46]
P14375
StophWilli
Participated in conflict
World War II[37]
Place of burial
Wildau[7]
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Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Willi Stoph en Wilhelm Stoph ar فيلي شتوف cs Wilhelm Stoph cs Willy Stoph el Βίλι Στοφ fa ویلی اشتوف he וילי שטוף ja ヴィリー・シュトフ ko 빌리 슈토프 ru Вилли Штоф ru Штоф, Вилли th วิลลี ชโตฟ uk Віллі Штоф zh 维利·斯多夫
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
000000008174890X
VIAF cluster ID
109556746
Library of Congress authority ID
n50010826
GND ID
118975714
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0430-0305A, Willi Stoph.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12775705z
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
stoph-willi
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
willi-stoph
CONOR.SI ID
241095011
Cabinet minutes of the German Government ID
register/person/e2315329-8c0e-46d8-b25a-af2d2bb9f59d
CiNii Research ID
1140563741831365632
DDB person (GND) ID
118975714
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DFK Paris person ID
0005858248
Der Spiegel topic ID
willi_stoph
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118975714
Dodis ID
P15220
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
188470
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Willi-Stoph
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
willi-stoph
FAST ID
3193
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118975714
Filmportal ID
c06d99c33263429a8fb121ffbb6d6c12
Freebase ID
/m/027k0q
GTAA ID
158353
Geni.com profile ID
6000000042171113891
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
willi-stoph
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0064221
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Willi_Stoph
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4922520
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
58271
IMDb ID
nm0832364
IdRef ID
080183778
IxTheo authority ID
079756352
JRC Names ID
1096707
KBR person ID
14664831
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118975714
Kallías ID
PE00555204
Kinopoisk person ID
861752
Lex ID
Willi_Stoph
Munzinger person ID
00000006634
Museum-digital ID
75
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02219199
NE.se ID
willi-stoph
NL CR AUT ID
jn20040112007
NLP ID
a0000002777376
NUKAT ID
n2015126374
National Library of Brazil ID
000363608
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810704367905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1444851
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070672407
Notable Names Database ID
812/000111479
Obálky knih ID
jn20040112007
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3979977
Our Campaigns candidate ID
46172
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100534908
PM20 folder ID
pe/017206
Prabook ID
509848
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
46922
SHARE Catalogue author ID
68018
TMDB person ID
3252548
Treccani ID
willi-stoph
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
willi-stoph
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpDTqqJwhMxx6fBDwhfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/1c25c30b-66f1-4bf3-887b-3b28e50b441a

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🔗 Connections
Award received 14
Order of Lenin, Iron Cross, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of José Martí, Gold medal with hero rank of GDR, Order of Georgi Dimitrov +6 more
Heads of government of 3
East Germany, East Germany, National People's Army
Member of political party 2
Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Communist Party of Germany
Military branch 2
Wehrmacht, National People's Army
Military, police or special rank 2
army general, army general (East Germany)
Occupation 2
politician, resistance fighter
Position held 2
leadership of East Germany, Chairman of the State Council
Country of citizenship 1
East Germany
Heads of state of 1
East Germany
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Participated in 1
1965 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Schöneberg
Place of burial 1
Wildau
Place of death 1
Berlin
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Frankfurt (Oder)
Writing language 1
German
← Position holder 1
Chairman of the State Council
← Resistance in Belgium ID 1
Rollegem-Kapelle
← SNARC ID 1
Lashkar Gah
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Summary

Willi Stoph was born on July 9, 1914[1], in Schöneberg[2]. He died on April 13, 1999[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and resistance fighter[6].

FAQs

Where was Willi Stoph born?

Willi Stoph's place of birth was Schöneberg[2].

Where did Willi Stoph die?

Willi Stoph died in Berlin[4].

What did Willi Stoph do for work?

Willi Stoph worked as a politician[5] and resistance fighter[6].

What awards did Willi Stoph receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[14], Order of Karl Marx[15], Banner of Labor[16], and Scharnhorst Order[17].

Related Entities

Frankfurt (Oder) Lashkar Gah

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . The orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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