Which craft had Georg Elser trained in?
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carpentry
He also worked in a clock factory: knowledge he used for the timer of his bomb.
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Foto: Unbekannt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Who is shown here?
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Georg Elser
Portrait of Georg Elser.
In which town in the eastern Swabian Jura did Georg Elser grow up?
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Königsbronn
Today a memorial there commemorates him; he was born in nearby Hermaringen.
In which Munich beer hall did Elser's time bomb explode on 8 November 1939?
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the Bürgerbräukeller
Every year Hitler met the party's “old fighters” there on the anniversary of the 1923 putsch.
On roughly how many nights did Elser secretly hollow out a pillar in the hall?
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about 30
He had himself locked in in the evenings, worked on his knees with hand tools and carried the rubble out in a suitcase.
How many minutes before the explosion did Hitler leave the hall where Elser's bomb went off?
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13 minutes
Because of bad weather Hitler wanted to return to Berlin by train rather than plane and cut his speech short.
How many people died as a result of Elser's bomb in the Bürgerbräukeller?
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eight
Seven died at once and a woman later of her injuries; more than 60 were wounded.
In which border town was Elser arrested on the evening of the attack?
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Konstanz
Customs officers caught him at the fence on the Swiss border; in his pockets they found detonator parts and a postcard of the Bürgerbräukeller.
In which concentration camp was Elser murdered in April 1945?
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Dachau
He was shot on 9 April 1945 on orders from Berlin; the same day Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed at Flossenbürg.
Who played Georg Elser in Oliver Hirschbiegel's 2015 film?
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Christian Friedel
The film was released in English as “13 Minutes”; Hirschbiegel had previously directed “Downfall”.
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