International Communists of Germany (1918)

International Communists of Germany (Internationalen Kommunisten Deutschlands; IKD) was a Communist political grouping founded in November 1918 during the German Revolution. The small party was, together with the better known Spartacist League, one of the constituent organizations that joined to form the Communist Party of Germany in 1918.

International Communists of Germany
Internationale Kommunisten Deutschlands
LeaderOtto Rühle
Johann Knief
FoundedNovember 23, 1918 (1918-11-23)
LegalisedDecember 15, 1918 (1918-12-15)
DissolvedJanuary 1, 1919 (1919-01-01)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Merged intoCommunist Party of Germany
Succeeded byCommunist Workers' Party of Germany
HeadquartersBremen
NewspaperDer Kommunist
IdeologyLeft communism
Council communism
Internationalism
Political positionFar-left
  • Politics of Germany
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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