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What was the KPD?
The KPD was the communist party in Germany and was one of the major threats to Hitlers plans. Some historians believe that Hitlers hatered of Communism some from the association between the Nazi and KPD party. Which clashed physically and in their views
What political party was on the left wing of the spectrum in Germany?
You don't give a time frame. The Social Democrats (SPD) and of course the Communist Party (KPD) were on the left.
What are the ratings and certificates for Einheit SPD-KPD - 1946?
Einheit SPD-KPD - 1946 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
Did the Ganges River overflow every year?
NO,By-KPD
What actors and actresses appeared in Einheit SPD-KPD - 1946?
The cast of Einheit SPD-KPD - 1946 includes: Otto Buchwitz as himself Max Fechner as himself Otto Grothewohl as himself Wilhelm Pieck as himself
Main opposition party to the Nazis?
Until March 1933 the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Communists (KPD). There were banned in March 1933, and in May 1933 the Nazis became the sole political party in Germany. Some of the parties in the political centre were also opposed but co-operated with the Nazis when things got really difficult ...
Who were the Spartacists?
This was the name adopted during World Wat 1 by the internationalist, anti-war Left. On 31 December 1918 they formed the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Together with the USPD (Independent Socialists), they rose in rebellionearly in January 1919 against the mainstream Socialists (SPD). The poorly planned uprising was put down with appalling savagery, culminating in the assassination of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.
What was Ernst Thalmann's involvement before or during the appointment of Hitler as chancellor?
Thälmann was the leader of the Communist Pary of Germany (KPD) and was anti-Nazi. His involvement in the appointment of Hitler was nil.
What has the author Angelika Lehndorff-Felsko written?
Angelika Lehndorff-Felsko has written: 'Der KPD-Verbotsprozess 1954 bis 1956' -- subject(s): History, Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, Politics and government
What was the political system in Germany during World War 2?
There was only one political party in Germany from 1933 onwards, and that was the NSDAP, or Naz party. As soon as Hitler had been invited to be head of the German Parliamemt, or Reichstag, by the Centerist party leader, Papen, who hoped to manipulate Hitler, and through him the working class and increasing middle class vote, Hitler and his acyolotes threw off the shackles of democracy and banned all other political parties on the basis that Germany needed an period of emergency government, and that to do this, the NAZIs needed sole authority to act. Hitler quickly brought in laws which relegated Jews to the status of subjects as opposed to citizens, and banned all other political parties, notably the SPD and the KPD, both left wing parites, that combined, could have been a majority. Their leaders were arrested and mostly executed.
What has the author Helmut Ridder written?
Helmut Ridder has written: 'Aktuelle Rechtsfragen des KPD-Verbots' 'Freiheit der Kunst nach dem Grundgesetz' -- subject(s): Constitutional law, Law and art 'Grundgesetz, Notstand und politisches Strafrecht' -- subject(s): War and emergency legislation
What happened during the Spartacus Week?
The 'Spartacus Week' (uprising) ran from 5-12 January 1919 in Berlin. Since about 9 November 1918 Germany had been run by a coalition of Social Democrats (SPD) and Independent Socialists (USPD). At the turn of the year 1918-19 the left wing of the USPD split off to form the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Relations between the SPD and the other socialists became increasingly difficult - among the leaders, anyway. On 4 January 1919 the Social Democrats dismissed the Berlin police chief (a member of the USPD), claiming that he was arming the radical left. The USPD called a protest strike and demonstration against the dismissal. The KPD, after much hesitation, decided to support the USPD. The turnout on 5 January was much bigger than expected, and the crowd seized newspaper district of Berlin the next day. (In the days before radio broadcating the press was by far the most important means of spreading news and influencing opinion). The action lacked adequate leadership and organization. The SPD leadership gave Gustav Noske the authority to suppress the uprising. An assortment of volunteers and mercenaries ('Freikorps') put down the rebellion with the utmost savagery and massacred some of the rebels who were taken prisoner. On 15 January 1919 they captured Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg - both leading members of the KPD - and shot them both that evening. In March 1919 there was a second Spartakist uprising in Berlin. Working-class areas of the city were shelled, and the remnants of the German air force bombed some of these districts from the air. This time the number of casualties was even higher. After these two uprisings it was extremely hard for the SPD to co-operate with any party to the left of it again. There was too much bitterness. Joncey
