Gustav Noske

Gustav Noske
Gustav Noske, c. 1918
Defence Minister
In office 13 February 1919 – 22 March 1920
Chancellor	Philipp Scheidemann Gustav Bauer
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Otto Gessler
Personal details
Born	9 July 1868 Brandenburg an der Havel, Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation
Died	30 November 1946(1946-11-30) (aged 78) Hanover, Lower Saxony, Allied-occupied Germany
Political party	SPD

Gustav Noske (9 July 1868 – 30 November 1946) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the first Minister of Defence (Reichswehrminister) of the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1920. Noske was known for using army and paramilitary forces to suppress the socialist/communist uprisings of 1919.