Last communist march before Hitler
On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin
Witness History · BBC World Service
June 8, 20238m 55s
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Show Notes
On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin.
Just a few days later Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
Soon the Communist Party was banned and the Nazi grip on power was complete.
Eric Hobsbawm was a schoolboy communist at the time. He spoke to Andrew Whitehead in 2012.
(Photo: Communist rally 1932. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)