List of members of the Central Commission of the Communist Party of Germany

This list provides an alphabetically ordered overview of the members of the Zentralausschuss (literally "Central Commission") of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) elected at the Party Congresses (1920–1923). It was abolished at the 10th Party Congress of the KPD in July 1925 in Berlin.

3rd Party Congress (February 1920)

The (illegally assembled) third Party Congress in Karlsruhe (25 – 26 February 1920) elected a Central Commission consisting of eleven members:

Members:

4th Party Congress (April 1920)

The (illegally assembled) fourth Party Congress in Berlin (14 – 15 April 1920) elected a Central Commission consisting of 20 members:

Members:

5th Party Congress (November 1920)

The delegates of the fifth Party Congress in Berlin (1 – 3 November 1920) elected a Central Commission consisting of 22 members:

Members:

6th Party Congress (December 1920)

The sixth Party Congress in Berlin (4 – 7 December 1920) was the unification congress of the KPD and the left wing of the USPD. The delegates elected a Central Commission consisting of 39 members:

Members:

7th Party Congress (1921)

The seventh Party Congress in Jena (22 – 26 August 1921) elected a Central Commission consisting of 36 members:

Members:

8th Party Congress (1923)

The delegates of the eighth Party Congress meeting in Leipzig (28 January – 1 February 1923) elected a Central Commission consisting of 38 members:

Members:

References

  1. ↑ Fowkes 1984, p. xi.
  2. ↑ Fowkes 1984, p. 185–186.
  3. ↑ Bericht über die Verhandlungen des Vereinigungsparteitages U.S.P.D. (Linke) und der K.P.D. (Spartakusbund) Abgehalten in Berlin vom 4. bis 7. Dezember 1920 [Report on the Proceedings of the Unification Congress of the U.S.P.D. (Left) and the K.P.D. (Spartacus League), Held in Berlin from December 4 to 7, 1920] (in German). Berlin: Communist Party of Germany. 1921. pp. 270–271. Retrieved 10 April 2026.

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