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- 1 2 "Gew. Instruction and education (1946-90)". FDGB-Lexikon. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ Wirtz, W. Willard (1965). Directory of Labor Organizations, Europe. Washington DC: United States Bureau of International Labor Affairs. pp. 11.1–11.7.