Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit
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The Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit (KgU) (German for "Combat Group against Inhumanity") was a German anti-communist resistance group based in West Berlin. It was founded in 1948 by Rainer Hildebrandt, Günther Birkenfeld, and Ernst Benda, and existed until 1959.[1][2] Hildebrandt would later establish the Checkpoint Charlie Museum.
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Formation | 1948 (1948) |
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Founder | Rainer Hildebrandt Günther Birkenfeld Ernst Benda |
Dissolved | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
Type | Resistance group |
Purpose | To disrupt Communist activity in East Germany |
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Key people | Ernst Tillich |
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