Jacob Walcher
Jacob Walcher | |
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Walcher in 1912 | |
| De facto Chairman of the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany | |
| In office March 1933 – April 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Rosenfeld Max Seydewitz |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1887 Wain, German Empire |
| Died | March 27, 1970 (aged 82) East Berlin, East Germany |
| Resting place | Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, Berlin |
| Political party | SPD (1906-1914) Spartacus League (1914-1919) KPD (1919-1928) KPO (1928-1931) SAPD (1931-1946) SED (1946-1951) |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold (1967) |
Central institution membership
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Jacob Walcher (May 7, 1887 – March 27, 1970) was a German communist politician and trade unionist who was a co-founder of the Communist Party of Germany in 1919. Following policy disagreements, he was expelled from the party and eventually joined the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany, of which he served as de facto chairman-in-exile from 1933 until the formation of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in 1946.