Communist party of Germany - opposition

The Communist party of Germany - opposition ( Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands-Opposition ( KPD-O or KPDO ), or Kommunistische Partei-Opposition ( KPO )) was a German political party.

The KPD-Opposition is formed in 1928 - 1929 by excluded from the Communist party of Germany (KPD), this party being then completely stalinized.

The main leaders of the KPD-O are Heinrich Brandler (one will speak thus about " brandlériens"), like August Thalheimer and Paul Frolich.

The KPD-O published the newspaper Gegen den Strom .

With about fifteen similar parties and groups (whose Working and Country Block Spanish), the KPD-O founds in 1930 the international communist Opposition.

In 1931, the exclusion of the left wing of SPD involves the creation of the working Socialist party of Germany (SAP, or SAPD). A minority of the KPD-O, carried out by Frolich, wishes a fusion of the two groups. In January 1932, this minority joined SAP.

After having defended in vain the constitution of a unit face against the Nazism, the party is constrained with clandestinity starting from the come to power of Hitler in 1933. The direction settles in exile in Paris. The militants of the KPD-O take part in the German Résistance to the Nazism.

To part of 1936, exiled militants leave in Spain to fight the Franquisme.

After the war, part of the militants created the group Arbeiterpolitik , which always exists in 2007.

Internal bond

German Resistance to the Nazism

External bonds

Call of the KPD-O with the unit against the Nazism (January 1933)
Site D ''' Arbeiterpolitik ''

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