English Translation

- 2 A description of the present state of Marxism must therefore, in addition to illegal Marxism, deal mainly with the international context. I. Illegal Marxism in Germany. a) KPD Starting point Number of supporters 1932: 6 million voters and up to 600 000 members as well as some 10,000 functionaries. At least for the functionaries, it is obvious that they have not yet converted, but continue to work illegally. They find the most strong support in the Comintern, which has always attached decisive importance to the revolution of Germany for the success of the world revolution. Thus, even after the strongest setbacks, the work was taken up even more eagerly (e.g.1923). 1. Illegal organization. Presentation of the transformation of this organization from 1933. 1933 to 1935: Building up according to legal pattern, thereby facilitating state police access. 1935 to 1937: Decentralisation and relocation of the heavyweight to neighbouring countries (KPD leadership in Prague and Paris, foreign committees in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Zurich, etc.) Support to the sister parties there. Illegal organization is intended as a cadre organisation (framework for later mass party), securing the organization by conspiratorial working methods. Leading persons Dahlem, Schubert, Ulbricht, Flieg, Kippenberger, Pieck, Münzenberg etc. 2. Illegal working methods. Tactics according to the popular front guidelines of the Comintern Accordingly, the withdrawal of communist slogans and the provision of the general anti-fascist line.