Das Volksrecht (Offenbach am Main)
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Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) (1928–1932)
Socialist Workers Party of Germany (1932–1933)
| Type | Irregular (1925–1928), Weekly (1928–1933) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ceased publication | February 1933 |
| Political alignment | Communist Party of Germany (1925–1928) Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) (1928–1932) Socialist Workers Party of Germany (1932–1933) |
| Language | German language |
| Headquarters | Offenbach am Main |
Das Volksrecht ('The People's Right') was a left-wing newspaper published from Offenbach am Main, Weimar Germany between 1925 and 1933. Initially it was an irregular publication of the communist city council group, but in 1928 it became a local mouthpiece of the Right Opposition. It was published on a weekly basis until the National Socialist takeover in 1933.
From 1925 to 1928 Das Volksrecht was published irregularly, with 6–8 issues per year.[1] It was issued by the faction of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in the Offenbach am Main city council.[2][3] The printing was done at the Peuvag branch in Frankfurt am Main. It was sold by KPD cadres at a price of ten pfennig. Heinrich Galm, the leader of the KPD in the Hessen landtag (regional parliament) was listed as the legal publisher of the newspaper.[3]
Mouthpiece of the Right Opposition
Along with Gegen den Strom, Das Volksrecht would become one of the first KPD organs to become identified with the Right Opposition.[4][5] In the fall of 1928 Galm revived Das Volksrecht as a more regular publication with a larger circulation.[3] In the second number issued after this revival, Galm launched an open attack against Ernst Thälmann and the central leadership of KPD. This move caused dissident inside the Offenbach am Main branch of the party, and Galm was accused of deliberately having fomented a split in the party through the revival of Das Volksrecht.[3]
