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Born July 29, 1889 • Åbenrå • Denmark
Died September 30, 1953 (aged 64) • West Berlin • Germany
Title / Office mayor (1948-1953), West Berlin
Political Affiliation Social Democratic Party of Germany
Role In Berlin blockade

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