| Communist Party of Germany
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
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| Abbreviation | KPD |
| Party Secretary | Heinrich Brandler |
| Chairperson of the People's Council |
Rosa Luxemburg |
| Deputy Chairperson of the People's Council |
Karl Liebknecht |
| Founder(s) | Rosa Luxemburg Karl Liebknecht Paul Levi Hugo Eberlein |
| Founded | 16 January 1919 |
| Preceded by | Spartacus League |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Newspaper | Die Rote Fahne |
| Youth wing | Young Communist League of Germany |
| Paramilitary wing | Rotfrontkämpferbund (RFB) |
| Membership (1931) | 7,211,567 |
| Ideology | Communism Spartacism Anti-imperialism Factions: Leninism Council communism Left communism Marxist feminism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Comintern |
| Color(s) | Red |
| Slogan | Proletarier aller Länder vereinigt Euch! "Proletarians of all lands, unite!" |
| Anthem | Die Internationale "The Internationale" |
| Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils |
447 / 835
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| Congress of People's Deputies | 31 / 45
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| Party flag | |
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The Communist Party of Germany (German: Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, KPD) is a left-wing political party in Germany. It is the dominant political party in the Free Socialist Republic of Germany.
Elections[]
| Election | Party leader | Seats | Votes | % |
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| 1919 | Rosa Luxemburg | 53 / 423
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3,906,914 | 12.4 |
| Election | Party leader | Seats | % | +/– |
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| 1921 | Rosa Luxemburg | 395 / 787
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50.2 | |
| 1924 | Paul Levi | 411 / 787
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52.2 |  2.0
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| 1927 | Wilhelm Pieck | 415 / 808
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51.4 |  0.8
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| 1930 | Rosa Luxemburg | 447 / 835
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53.5 | 2.1
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| Election | Party leader | Seats | +/– |
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| 1921 | Rosa Luxemburg | 24 / 38
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| 1924 | Rosa Luxemburg | 26 / 39
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2
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| 1927 | Rosa Luxemburg | 27 / 42
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1
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| 1930 | Rosa Luxemburg | 31 / 45
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4
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