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Communist Party of Germany

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Communist Party of Germany

Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
AbbreviationKPD
FoundersRosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
Founded1 January 1919
Banned17 August 1956
Dissolved21 April 1946
Preceded bySpartacus League
Merged intoSocialist Unity Party of Germany
Succeeded byGerman Communist Party
NewspaperDie Rote Fahne
Youth wingYoung Communist League of Germany
Political orientationCommunism
International affiliationComintern (1919–1943)
Party flag

The Communist Party of Germany (KPD), was a communist party in Germany founded by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. The branch in the German Democratic Republic merged into the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany whilst the western branch was banned by the government of West Germany.