Deutsche Volkszeitung (1945)
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 Cover of the 15 October 1945 issue of Deutsche Volkszeitung | |
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief | |
| Founded | 13 June 1945 |
| Ceased publication | 21 April 1946 |
| Political alignment | Communist Party of Germany |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Circulation | 350,000 (October 1945) |
| OCLC number | 29607627 |
Deutsche Volkszeitung ('German People's Newspaper', abbreviated DVZ) was a newspaper published daily from Berlin, Germany between 1945–1946.[1][2][3] It was the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).[1][4]
The first issue was published on 13 June 1945.[3][5] Deutsche Volkszeitung was the first "working-class newspaper" to emerge in Berlin after the Second World War.[6] Its circulation at this point was 100,000 copies.[7]
Wandel's editorship
Paul Wandel, who had returned from exile in Moscow on 10 June 1945, was named editor-in-chief of the newspaper.[8] According to a 1989 interview with Wandel, the decision to launch Deutsche Volkszeitung had been taken during a conversation between Joseph Stalin and German communist leaders just a few days earlier. Wandel had been proposed by Walter Ulbricht as the editor-in-chief of the new publication.[9] During this period Deutsche Volkszeitung was the sole newspaper published in the Soviet occupation zone not subject to SMAD censorship.[10] Wandel withdrew from the post on 24 July 1945.[8] Sepp Schwab became the new editor-in-chief of the newspaper.[11]
