Communist Workers Party of Germany

Communist Workers Party of Germany is the English name of the Kommunistischen Arbeiter-Partei Deutschlands and is more generally known by its initials KAPD.. It was founded in April 1920 in Heidelberg as a split from the Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands or KPD. Originally the party remained a "sympathising member of Communist International. In 1922 the KAPD spli into two factions, both of whom kept the name but are reffered to as the KAPD Essen Faction and the KAPD Berlin Faction.

Related Topics:
English - April - 1920 - Heidelberg - Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands - Communist International - 1922

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KAPD Essen Faction was linked to the Communist Workers International.

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The party published a paper, Kommunistische Arbeiter-Zeitung.

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Activists in the KAPD:

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• Paul Mattick (1904-1981)
• Bernard Reichenbach
• Otto Rühle (1874-1943)
• Karl Schröder (1884-1950), Essen Faction

See: Council communism

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