Carl von Ossietzky
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Prisoner Carl von Ossietzky at the Esterwegen concentration camp, 1934.
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Carl von Ossietzky as a prisoner at the Esterwegen concentration camp, standing against a wall in front of a guard, 1934.
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Carl von Ossietzky in front of the prison in Berlin-Tegel shortly before he began his prison sentence, May 1932. From left: Kurt Grossmann, Dr Rudolf Olden, both German League for Human Rights; Carl von Ossietzky, Dr Alfred Apfel, lawyer and Dr. Kurt Rosenfeld.
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Jane Addams nomination for Carl von Ossietzky. Jane Addams, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, was the first to nominate Carl von Ossietzky. The nomination arrived to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on 15 November 1934, and Carl von Ossietzky was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the next year.
From the archives of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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