Der Rote Frontkämpfer und der militante Gewerkschaftler: Konstruktionen der proletarischen Führerfigur in Deutschland und Großbritannien

The article addresses difference in the characters of the German and British communist party and leadership. It identifies how the deep social cleavages in German disposed activists toward the militant paramilitary organisation, the League of Red front Fighters and extreme hostility towards Social Democracy. In Britain, however, Communists remained more disposed towards work within existing labour organisations, especially the trade unions.