Neu Beginnen
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Neu Beginnen was a fringe opposition group on the socialist wing of SPD
, which was greatly influenced by the ideas of Lenin. It was formed in 1929. After the Machtübernahme in 1933, the members of the small group discussed what the future of Germany
should be after the National Socialist movement was overthrown. Neu Beginnen favoured a left-wing coalition government consisting of the Social Democrats, Socialists and Communists
. The leaders of the group saw disunity among the left as one of the key reasons why NSDAP came to power. The group produced pamphlets, illegal under the Third Reich, which advocated these ideas, but it failed to win Communist and Social Democratic Parties over to its idea of a broad left-radical coalition. As a consequence, its loosely organised followers drifted away in 1935 and 1936.
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, which was greatly influenced by the ideas of Lenin. It was formed in 1929. After the Machtübernahme in 1933, the members of the small group discussed what the future of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
should be after the National Socialist movement was overthrown. Neu Beginnen favoured a left-wing coalition government consisting of the Social Democrats, Socialists and Communists
Communist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
. The leaders of the group saw disunity among the left as one of the key reasons why NSDAP came to power. The group produced pamphlets, illegal under the Third Reich, which advocated these ideas, but it failed to win Communist and Social Democratic Parties over to its idea of a broad left-radical coalition. As a consequence, its loosely organised followers drifted away in 1935 and 1936.