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Willi Eichler (January 7, 1896 – October 17, 1971) was a German journalist and politician with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). ==Before 1945== Eichler was born in Berlin, the son of a postal worker. He attended Volksschule and then became a clerk.〔(Brief biography of Willi Eichler ) German Resistance Memorial Center, official website. Retrieved July 6, 2010〕〔(''Vor 110 Jahren... 7.1.1896 - Willi Eichler geboren'' ) Friedrich Ebert Foundation, official website, Retrieved November 16, 2009 〕 Between 1915 and 1918, he served as a soldier in the First World War.〔(Willi Eichler biography ) North Rhine-Westphalia Landtag, official website. Retrieved July 6, 2010 〕〔("Ein Portrait von Willi Eichler" ) Willi Eichler Bildungswerk, official website Retrieved July 6, 2010 〕 In 1922, he went to work as the secretary of the socialist philosopher, Leonard Nelson,〔(Biographical sketch ) Retrieved July 5, 2010 〕 who founded the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund (ISK). He became a close confidant of Nelson.〔 In 1923, he joined the SPD, but remained a follower of Nelson and became a member of the ISK. After Nelson's death in 1927, Eichler became chairman of the ISK.〔〔Thomas Tretzmüller, ("Sozialistische Europapläne während des 2. Weltkriegs am Beispiel des Internationalen Sozialistischen Kampf-Bundes und der Socialist Vanguard Group" ) University of Vienna, official website. Internetgestützten Lehre (IGL) am Institut für Geschichte. Retrieved July 9, 2010 〕 From 1932 to 1933, he was the editor-in-chief of the ISK's anti-Nazi newspaper, ''Der Funke'', which published an "Urgent Call for Unity" in June 1932 calling for support of the SPD and the KPD in the German federal election, July 1932. It was signed by 33 well-known scientists, authors and artists, including Albert Einstein, Emil Julius Gumbel, Kurt Hiller, Erich Kästner, Käthe Kollwitz / Arthur Kronfeld, Heinrich Mann, Pietro Nenni, Paul Oestreich, Franz Oppenheimer, Theodor Plivier, Minna Specht, Helene Stöcker, Ernst Toller, Erich Zeigner and Arnold Zweig.〔("Dringender Appell für die Einheit" ) (PDF) ''Der Funke'', No. 147 A, Berlin (June 25, 1932). Page 2. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, official website. Retrieved July 6, 2010 〕 Eichler emigrated to France in 1933 after the National Socialists seized power.〔〔 In Paris, he got involved with the Lutetia Circle, the 1935-1936 attempt of exiles to establish and support a Volksfront against the Third Reich.〔 He also became publisher of the ''Reinhart Briefe'', which were secretly disseminated in Germany, and the ''Socialistische Warte'',〔 which published articles by Hilde Meisel. Eichler's political activities caused him to be expelled from France in 1938.〔 Shortly before the outbreak of war, Eichler found asylum in England,〔〔 where he returned to the SPD. In London, Eichler worked at the BBC making broadcasts aimed at German workers and published ''Europe Speaks''. In 1941, he was a founding member and board member of the ''Union deutscher sozialistischer Organisationen in Großbritannien'', which, after the war, merged with the SPD.〔 Toward the end of his exile in London, he worked closely with historian Susanne Miller, a German Jewish refugee, who later became his wife. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willi Eichler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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