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