Early Life
Otto Braun was born in Ismaning (near to Munich). Even though his mother was not dead, he grew up in an orphanage.
He enrolled at a teachers' training college in Pasing in the Munich area. At June 1918 Braun was drafted into the ranks of the Bavarian army, part of the Imperial German Army, but the First World War ended before he could face combat duty.
After the armistice he went back to complete his studies at the teachers' training college. However, he did not take a job as a primary school teacher. Rather, he joined the newly founded Communist Party of Germany (KPD), embarking on what would be a lifelong vocation and career, and traveled widely, mainly in North Germany.
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