German Union of Building Trades

former German Weimar Republic trade union (1923–1933)
Organization labor_union Q96418469
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German Union of Building Trades

Summary

German Union of Building Trades is a labor union[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (labor_union category, ranking #97 of 704).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Union of Building Trades was a member of General German Trade Union Federation[3].
  • German Union of Building Trades was a member of International Union of Building Workers[4].
  • German Union of Building Trades is in the country of Weimar Republic[5].
  • German Union of Building Trades's instance of is recorded as labor union[6].
  • German Union of Building Trades followed German Construction Workers' Union[7].
  • German Union of Building Trades followed Central Union of Potters[8].
  • German Union of Building Trades followed Central Union of Glaziers and Related Professionals[9].
  • German Union of Building Trades followed Central Union of Asphalters and Roof Felters of Germany[10].
  • German Union of Building Trades followed Central Union of Roofers[11].
  • German Union of Building Trades was followed by Industrial Union of Construction[12].
  • German Union of Building Trades was followed by Building and Construction Union[13].
  • German Union of Building Trades's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[14].
  • German Union of Building Trades's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[15].
  • German Union of Building Trades took place at Engeldamm 62–64[16].
  • German Union of Building Trades's archives at is recorded as German Federal Archives[17].
  • German Union of Building Trades's chairperson is recorded as Fritz Paeplow[18].
  • German Union of Building Trades's chairperson is recorded as Nikolaus Bernhard[19].
  • January 1, 1923 marks the founding of German Union of Building Trades[20].
  • German Union of Building Trades was dissolved in May 2, 1933[21].
  • German Union of Building Trades's described at URL is recorded as http://library.fes.de/pdf-files//bibliothek/02814-1.pdf[22].
  • German Union of Building Trades's described by source is recorded as Archival fonds: German Union of Building Trades[23].
  • German Union of Building Trades's described by source is recorded as Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens[24].
  • German Union of Building Trades's official name is recorded as Deutscher Baugewerksbund[25].
  • German Union of Building Trades's short name is recorded as DBB[26].
  • German Union of Building Trades's member count is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+458048'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1923 marks the founding of German Union of Building Trades[20].

Identity

German Union of Building Trades's official name is recorded as Deutscher Baugewerksbund[25]. Predecessors include German Construction Workers' Union[7], Central Union of Potters[8], Central Union of Glaziers and Related Professionals[9], Central Union of Asphalters and Roof Felters of Germany[10], and Central Union of Roofers[11]. Successors include Industrial Union of Construction[12] and Building and Construction Union[13]. Its short name is recorded as DBB[26].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Fritz Paeplow[18], a bricklayer[28], 1860–1934[29], of Germany[30] and Nikolaus Bernhard[19], a politician[31], 1881–1957[32], of Germany[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Hamburg[14], a federated state of Germany[34], in Holy Roman Empire[35] and Berlin[15], a seat of government[36], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[37], founded in 1244[38].

Dissolution

German Union of Building Trades was dissolved in May 2, 1933[21].

Why It Matters

German Union of Building Trades draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (labor_union category, ranking #97 of 704).[2]

References

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  25. [27] . invenio.bundesarchiv.de. invenio.bundesarchiv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name DBB
    Described by source Archival fonds: German Union of Building Trades, Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens
    Member count {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+458048'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+489885'}
    Headquarters location Hamburg, Berlin
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