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
Arrested communists escorted by police in Eisleben.
March Action posters on the Plauen town hall
Scenes from a rail-yard during the March Action
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
March Action
…Mitteldeutschland, i.e. "The March battles in Central Germany") was a failed communist uprising in 1921, led by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), the Communist Workers' Party of Germany (KAPD), and other far-left organisations. It took place in the industrial regions of Halle, Leuna, Merseburg, and Mansfeld, in the Province of Saxony…
KAP Plakat
The Congress was held in the Zum Prälaten restaurant, Alexanderplatz