List of German veterans of the International Brigades
Memorial to the German Spanienkampfer ("Spanish fighters") in East Berlin
- Anton Ackermann – Director, International Brigades Political School.
- Erich Arendt – Poet.
- Shimon Avidan – IDF commander.
- Artur Becker – Commissar, Thälmann Battalion. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Hans Beimler – Commissar, XI International Brigade. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Willi Bredel – Writer. Commissar, Thälmann Battalion. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Kurt Bürger – Commander, International Brigades.
- Ernst Busch – Singer, songwriter, actor.
- Ernst Buschmann – Section leader, Hans Beimler Battalion; commander, Edgar André Battalion.
- Eduard Claudius – Commissar, International Brigades.
- Franz Dahlem – Commissar, International Brigades. SED Politburo member.
- Hermann Diamanski – German resistance leader.
- Friedrich Dickel – Platoon leader. DDR Minister of the Interior.[1]
- Julius Deutsch – General, International Brigades.
- Carl Einstein – Writer, anarchist.
- Kurt Julius Goldstein – Editor-in-chief, major radio station Deutschlandsender.[1]
- Herbert Grünstein – DDR Deputy Minister of the Interior.[1]
- Juan Guzmán – Photojournalist.
- Kurt Hager – Journalist, Deutscher Freiheitssender 29,8. SED Politburo member.[1]
- Georg Henke – DDR Ambassador to North Korea.
- Erich Henschke – Editor-in-chief, Berliner Zeitung.[1]
- Max Hodann – Military doctor.
- Karl-Heinz Hoffmann – Battalion commander, XI International Brigade. General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army).[1]
- Walter Janka – Commander, Thälmann Battalion.
- Max Kahane – Journalist. Editor, Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst.[1]
- Hans Kahle – Commander, XI International Brigade. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Alfred Kantorowicz – Author.[1]
- Frieda Kantorowicz – Wife of Alfred Kantorowicz, International Brigades administrator[1]
- Egon Erwin Kisch – German-Czech journalist, writer.
- Heinz Kiwitz – Artist.
- Willi Kreikemeyer – Chief adjudant, International Brigades.
- Hans Marchwitza – Lieutenant, Chapaev Battalion. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Karl Mewis – Commissar, International Brigades. District Secretary of the SED.[1]
- Erich Mielke – Head of the Stasi.[1]
- Ewald Munschke – Major General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army).[1]
- Alfred Neumann – SED Politburo member.[1]
- Josef Raab – German resistance leader.
- Heinrich Rau – Commander, XI International Brigade. German resistance leader. SED Politburo member. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
- Gustav Regler – Commissar, XII International Brigade.
- Ludwig Renn – Writer. Section leader, XI International Brigade.
- Albert Schreiner – Chief of staff, XII International Brigade.
- Heinrich Schürmann – Commander, Edgar André Battalion.
- Augustin Souchy – Anarchist, trade unionist.
- Richard Staimer – Commander, Thälmann Battalion.
- Toni Stemmler – Nurse.
- Georg Stibi – Journalist. Editor, Berliner Zeitung.[1]
- Gerda Taro – Photojournalist.
- Bodo Uhse – Writer.
- Paul Verner – SED Politburo member.[1]
- Erich Weinert – War correspondent.
- Ernst Wollweber – Weapons supplier.
- Wilhelm Zaisser – General "Gomez," military leader of the International Brigades in 1937. First head of the Stasi.
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