List of German veterans of the International Brigades

• 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.
• – Section leader, ; commander, .
• 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.
• Julius Deutsch – General, International Brigades.
• Carl Einstein – Writer, anarchist.
• Kurt Julius Goldstein – Editor-in-chief, major radio station Deutschlandsender.
• – DDR Deputy Minister of the Interior.
• Juan Guzmán – Photojournalist.
• Kurt Hager – Journalist, . SED Politburo member.
• Georg Henke – DDR Ambassador to North Korea.
• – Editor-in-chief, Berliner Zeitung.
• Max Hodann – Military doctor.
• Karl-Heinz Hoffmann – Battalion commander, XI International Brigade. General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army).
• Walter Janka – Commander, Thälmann Battalion.
• – Journalist. Editor, Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst.
• Hans Kahle – Commander, XI International Brigade. Honored by the DDR with a stamp in 1966.
• – Author.
• Frieda Kantorowicz – Wife of Alfred Kantorowicz, International Brigades administrator
• 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.
• Erich Mielke – Head of the Stasi.
• Ewald Munschke – Major General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army).
• Alfred Neumann – SED Politburo member.
• 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, XIII International Brigade.
• Heinrich Schürmann – Commander, .
• Augustin Souchy – Anarchist, trade unionist.
• Richard Staimer – Commander, XI International Brigade.
• Toni Stemmler – Nurse.
• Georg Stibi – Journalist. Editor, Berliner Zeitung.
• Gerda Taro – Photojournalist.
• Bodo Uhse – Writer.
• Paul Verner – SED Politburo member.
• 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.

See also

• International Brigades order of battle
• XI International Brigade
• XII International Brigade
• XIII International Brigade
• Thälmann Battalion
• Hans Beimler Medal

References

Sources

• Sammelrez: Internationale Brigaden in der DDR (Joint Review: The International Brigades in East Germany), Arnold Krammer