Memories of Anklam's anti -fascist local block: exhibition and guidance!

Memories of Anklam's anti -fascist local block: exhibition and guidance!

Anklam, Deutschland - on July 14, 1945, only a short time after the end of the Second World War, the representatives of KPD, SPD, CDU and LDP in Berlin swung the flag and founded an anti-fascist-democratic block. This was the first step in the direction of a political redesign in Germany, as reported by the Nordkurier . The following day, this decision became more concrete when the same parties founded a local block in Anklam. The leaders included Karl Lawonn and Alfred Hahn from the KPD as well as Rudolf Klühs and Karl Meier from the SPD.

The establishment of this political coalition fell into a time of upheaval, which is considered crucial for the development of political culture by the State Center for Political Education. Historian Christoph Wunnicke will shed light on this important era in a third part of a series of events, which is to take place on Thursday, June 19, at 6 p.m. in the former Wehrmacht prison in Anklam.

insights and tours in the Wehrmacht prison

Visitors have the opportunity to take a tour of the historic building from 5 p.m. Entry to the event is free, while the tours are offered at a price of 4.50 euros. The series is organized by the Hanseatic City of Verlam, the Democracy shop Anklam and the Historical Association Klam und Umgebung e.V., which underlines the importance of these memory events.

In the post -war years, anti -fascist parties and unions were officially approved in the Soviet occupation zone, starting from June 10, 1945. The foundation of the KPD and later the formation of the socialist unit party in Germany (SED) in April 1946 were decisive for the political landscape of the time, such as the sources of German history Show docs .

anti -fascism as a political instrument

Antifascism has not only fulfilled historical, but also clear interior and foreign policy functions. In the GDR, it served as a means of insulation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the Cold War and to stabilize SED rule. After the reunification, anti -fascism remained an important political tool to mobilize social movements, even if its theoretical foundation was increasingly questioned, which was increasingly being questioned by the Federal Center for Political Education critically discussed.

The development of anti-fascism as a leitmotif of the GDR identity, as Walter Ulbricht described its central role, illustrates the complexity and change of this ideology over the years. Antifascism has retained its relevance not only in response to right -wing extremism, but also as a cultural and emotional mobilization tool. It is more than just a historical term; It is part of an ongoing discourse on identity and responsibility in German history.

It is all the more important to support events as the upcoming event in Anklam in order to keep memory alive and pass on the teachings of history to future generations.