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Communist Party of Germany Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands | |
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| Abbreviation | KPD |
| Founders | Rosa Luxemburg Karl Liebknecht |
| Founded | 1 January 1919 |
| Banned | 17 August 1956 |
| Dissolved | 21 April 1946 |
| Preceded by | Spartacus League |
| Merged into | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Succeeded by | German Communist Party |
| Newspaper | Die Rote Fahne |
| Youth wing | Young Communist League of Germany |
| Political orientation | Communism |
| International affiliation | Comintern (1919–1943) |
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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.