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Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

Update: 2025-11-21
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Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat.

Further reading:
Jane Degras, ed., The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943
International Press Correspondence
Communist International journal (1933)
Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI

Some names from this episode:
Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China
Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag member
Heinrich Brüning, German Chancellor from 1930-1932
Osip Piatnitsky, leading Comintern figure
Wilhelm Pieck, leader of KPD from 1934

Episode artwork:
Autonome Antifa (M) poster from 1991

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Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

Matthew Rothwell