There is also the tragicomedy of the German communists following instructions from Moscow about how to engage in rebellion against the social democrats of the day, which was a big part of setting the backdrop of political chaos that enabled Hitler to seize power, while Stalin occasionally ratted them out to Hitler's secret police. And then, when it all went tits-up and the ones left alive fled Germany for the USSR where they could finally live with their communist allies, Stalin had them all killed.

The more things change amirite

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Stalin had them all killed.

Not, all but many, 242 were killed during purges and 4000 were deported back to Germany, where they ended up in concentration camps. Others, among them the elite of the later SED, e.g. Pieck, Ulbricht and Mielke, stayed in the USSR.

Wikipedia (German)

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gonna go ahead and say that

4000 were deported back to Germany, where they ended up in concentration camps

Counts as a "had them killed," so

Others, among them the elite of the later SED, e.g. Pieck, Ulbricht and Mielke, stayed in the USSR.

Are the only ones who are the

Not, all

Still correct, but damn son.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

4000 were deported back to Germany, where they ended up in concentration camps

Counts as a "had them killed,"

Yes, likely to a large share. Stalin sent those members of the KPD to (almost) certain death, who weren't completely in line with the Stalinist ideology. If they belonged to the party elite, there were rightoff killed by the NKVD directly.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre