 Counterpropaganda produced by the KgU- the left is the fake and the right is the original | |
| Formation | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Rainer Hildebrandt Günther Birkenfeld Ernst Benda |
| Dissolved | 1959 |
| Type | Resistance group |
| Purpose | To disrupt Communist activity in East Germany |
| Location |
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Key people | Ernst Tillich |
The Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit (KgU) (German for "Combat Group against Inhumanity") was a German anti-communist resistance group based in West Berlin. It was founded in 1948 by Rainer Hildebrandt, Günther Birkenfeld, and Ernst Benda, and existed until 1959.[1][2] Hildebrandt would later establish the Checkpoint Charlie Museum.
- ^ "Deutschland Im Kalten Krieg 1945 Bis 1963". www.dhm.de. Archived from the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Kampfgruppe gegen Unmenschlichkeit | Jugendopposition in der DDR".