Otto Braun
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- Born
- 1900 · Ismaning.
- Died
- 1974 · Varna.
- Nationality
- German Democratic Republic · Germany · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- writer · revolutionary · resistance fighter · politician
- Education
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy
- Honours
- Order of Karl Marx · Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold · National Prize of East Germany · Order of the Patriotic War and 1st class
- Languages
- German
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Otto Braun studied at M.V. Frunze Military Academy. The recorded working language is German. Distinctions recorded are Order of Karl Marx, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, National Prize of East Germany and Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
Otto Braun is recorded as having received Order of Karl Marx, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold and National Prize of East Germany. Recognition and collections. Braun received Order of Karl Marx, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, National Prize of East Germany and Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
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Otto Braun (28 September 1900 – 15 August 1974) is described as a politician, writer and translator in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Otto Braun was born on 28 September 1900; the birthplace is Ismaning, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Otto Braun died on 15 August 1974; the place of death is recorded as Warna by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Varna (Bulgarie) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Photograph of Otto Braun (Li De)'s Quarters in the Zunyi Conference Museum
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Photograph of Otto Braun (Li De)'s Quarters in the Zunyi Conference Museum (2)
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1900
Otto Braun was born in 1900 at Ismaning.
1974
Otto Braun died in 1974 at Varna.
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Ismaning.
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- 1.Zhang, Rong. Mao: das Leben eines Mannes, das Schicksal eines Volkes. Pantheon. 2008. 978-3-570-55033-5.
- 2.Neumann, Heinz. Karl Otto Braun entdeckt die Tierarztpraxis. veterinär spiegel. 16. 0940-8711.
- 3.PBS. China: A Century of Revolution. February 2022.
- 4.Freddy Litten (Frederick S. Litten), abstracts from "China and intelligence history" (on the Long March)
- 5.Braun, Otto. A Comintern Agent in China 1932–1939. Stanford University Press. 1982. 978-0-8047-1138-8.
- 6.Otto Braun, Who Had Key Role In Chinese Communism, Is Dead. The New York Times. 23 August 1974.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Benton, Gregor. Reviewed work: Otto Brauns frühes Wirken in China (1932–1935) (Otto Braun's Early Activity in China (1932–1935), Freddy Litten; Li de yu Zhongguo geming (Youguan ziliao) (Li de and the Chinese Revolution [Relevant Materials]), Shi Zhifu, Zhou Wenqi. The China Quarterly. 118. 373–374. 1989. 10.1017/S0305741000017987.
- "Otto Brauns frühes Wirken in China (1932–1935)" ("Otto Braun's Early Activity in China (1932–1935") by Freddy Litten http://litten.de/abstrtoc/brauntoc.htm.
- Freddy Litten (Frederick S. Litten), abstracts from "China and intelligence history" (on the Long March)
- Litten, who made a through research on Braun, gave the following note on his sources:
- The article on "Braun in Germany" is based on documents in archives in Berlin, Potsdam and Munich, contemporary newspaper reports and publications.
- "Braun in China" is based on Litten's own paper "Otto Brauns frühes Wirken in China (1932–1935)" http://litten.de/abstrtoc/brauntoc.htm.
- "Otto Braun's Curriculum Vitae" is based on some further unpublished documents (especially his privately held cv), but mostly on a wide array of publications in German, English, Russian and Chinese.
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