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Ernst Torgler | |
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Member of the Reichstag | |
In office 1924–1933 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Berlin, German Empire | April 25, 1893
Died | January 19, 1963 Hanover, West Germany | (aged 69)
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany (1949– & 1910–1917) Communist Party of Germany (1920–1935) Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1917–1920) |
Children | Kurt Torgler (1919–1943) |
Military Service | |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service | Imperial German Army |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Ernst Torgler (25 April 1893 – 19 January 1963) was the last chairman of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) faction in the German Reichstag before he worked for the Nazis.