Merger of the KPD and SPD
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title:
Merger of the KPD and SPD
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The East German branches of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) merged to form the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) on 21 April 1946 in the territory of the Soviet occupation zone. It is considered a forced merger. In the course of the merger, about 5,000 Social Democrats who opposed it were detained and sent to labour camps and jails. Although nominally a merger of equals, the merged party quickly fell under Communist domination. The SED b
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Party merger in Soviet-occupied Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_the_KPD_and_SPD
date created:
2012-08-15T15:31:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T19:09:41Z
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