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Ernst Thälmann

German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany (1886–1944)

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Ernst Thälmann was a German communist politician who led the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic era until his death in 1944. He is historically significant as a major figure in German communist politics during a turbulent period when communism competed with other political movements, including fascism, for influence in Germany.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1886
Died: 1944
Works: 29

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Letter from Ernst Thaelmann in reply to a letter from a fellow-prisoner at Bautzen Concentration Camp
Wedding gegen Magdeburg
Rotes Hamburg für Sowjetdeutschland
Im Kampf gegen die faschistische Diktatur
Reden und Aufsätze zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung

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Film & TV

Acting · Hamburg, Germany

Known for

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism — Self (archive footage)1999
Triumph Over Violence — Self (archive footage)1965
Free Thaelmann — (Archive Footage)1935

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Article

Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann ( German: [ɛʁnst ˈtɛːlman]; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German communist politician, revolutionary, and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933.

A committed communist, Thälmann sought to overthrow the Weimar Republic, especially during the instability of its final years, and to replace it with a socialist state based on Marxism-Leninism. Under his leadership, the KPD became intimately associated with the government of the Soviet Union and the policies of Joseph Stalin. The KPD under Thälmann's leadership regarded the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as an adversary and the party adopted the position that the social democrats were "social fascists". Both the SPD and KPD were already previously split on many key issues, however, this new stance clarified it was impossible for the two parties to form a united front against the Nazi Party.