Lenin League

Lenin League
Leninbund
LeaderHugo Urbahns
FoundedApril 1928 (1928-04)
DissolvedDe jure: February 1933 (1933-02)
De facto: September 1939 (1939-09)
Split fromCommunist Party of Germany
Preceded byLeft Communists
NewspaperVolkswille
Membership (1928)6,000
IdeologyLeft communism
Leninism
Factions:
Trotskyism (until 1930)
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationInternational Left Opposition (1928-1930)[1]
International Revolutionary Marxist Centre (1933-1935)

The Lenin League (German: Leninbund) was a German revolutionary socialist organisation that was active during the later period of the Weimar Republic. Founded in 1928 by former left communist members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), it experienced a number of splits over the years before going underground in the wake of the Reichstag fire and finally disappearing by the outbreak of World War II.

  1. ^ Trotsky, Leon (29 March 1930). "An Open Letter to All Members of the Leninbund". The Militant. pp. 4, 8. Retrieved 9 July 2020.