Carl Friedrich Goerdeler was born on 31 July 1884 in Schneidemühl, Prussia, Germany [now Pila, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. He was married to Anneliese Ulrich. He died on 2 February 1945 in Plötzensee, Berlin, Germany.
Goerdeler was a conservative German politician. He studied law, and
after World War I he joined the conservative German National People's
Party (DNVP).
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