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The death of the KPD

by Patrick Major

CommunismHistoryKommunistische Partei DeutschlandsPolitics and governmentCommunism, germanyGermany (west), politics and government

Why was the West German Communist Party banned in 1956, only 11 years after it emerged from Nazi persecution? This book uses material from Communist archives in the former GDR and western intelligence, to trace the final decline and fall of the once-powerful KPD.

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Book data: Open Library