The Communist Workers' Party of Germany was an anti-parliamentarian and left communist party that was active in Germany during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1920 in Heidelberg as a split from
KAP Plakat
The Congress was held in the Zum Prälaten restaurant, Alexanderplatz
March Action
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The March Action was a failed communist uprising in 1921, led by the Communist Party of Germany, the Communist Workers' Party of Germany, and other far-left organisations. It took place in the industr
Communist Workers' Party of Germany
…Bolshevist ideas. From 1920 to 1921 the KAPD was a coopted member of the Third International. In 1921 the KAPD cooperated again with the KPD during the March Action. This was triggered by Weimar Republic troops marching into the industrial region of Central Germany, and the KAPD and KPD's fear that the military…
Arrested communists escorted by police in Eisleben.
March Action posters on the Plauen town hall
Scenes from a rail-yard during the March Action