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| Einheit SPD-KPD | |
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| Directed by | Kurt Maetzig |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Einheit SPD-KPD is an East German short subject documentary film about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1946.
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