thumb|Communist youth marching in 1925 [[International Workers' Day|May Day rally in Berlin.]]
The Young Communist League of Germany (, abbreviated KJVD) was a political youth organization in Germany.
History
The KJVD was formed in 1920 from the Free Socialist Youth () of the Communist Party of Germany, A prior youth wing had been formed in October 1918, with the support from the Spartacus League (). It was unable to attract new members and its membership peaked in the last years of the Weimar Republic with 35,000 and 50,000 members.
Political rifts between the KJVD and its parent organization, the Communist Party, appeared, including support by members of the KJVD for the young Communist intellectual Heinz Neumann who advocated increased use of physical violence against political enemies, including the Nazis.
The future leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker was a member of the KJVD and became the KJVD leader of Saarland in 1931.
The central organ of KJVD was , which was published illegally.
Legacy
In 2002 the KPD (1990) established their youth organisation, also calling it the KJVD.
Leadership
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+List of Chairmen of the KJVD
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |
! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Name
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Term of office
|-
! scope="col" | Took office
! scope="col" | Left office
! scope="col" | Time in office
|-
| 1
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Richard Gyptner
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 3 years, 6 months, 29 days
|-
| 2
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Hermann Jacobs
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 1 year, 1 month, 12 days
|-
| 3
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Conrad Blenkle
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 3 years, 5 months, 20 days
|-
| 4
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Walter Häbich
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 7 months, 1 day
|-
| 5
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Kurt Müller
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 2 years
|-
| 6
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Artur Becker
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 8 months
|-
| 7
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Alfred Hiller
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 8 months
|-
| 8
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Fritz Große
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 1 year, 10 months
|-
| 9
| frameless|upright=0.40|alt=Gabo Lewin
! scope="row" |
|
|
| 6 months
|-
|}
See also
- Young Communist League of Germany (Opposition)