Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence
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Episode Description
Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat.
Further reading:
Jane Degras, ed., The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943
International Press Correspondence
Communist International journal (1933)
Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI
Some names from this episode:
Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China
Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag member
Heinrich Brüning, German Chancellor from 1930-1932
Osip Piatnitsky, leading Comintern figure
Wilhelm Pieck, leader of KPD from 1934
Episode artwork:
Autonome Antifa (M) poster from 1991