Sozialistische Einheit (Berlin)

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Sozialistische Einheit
TypeTwice-weekly
Founded14 March 1946 (1946-03-14)
Political alignment Socialism
Language German language
Ceased publication8 April 1946 (1946-04-08)
Headquarters35-37 Behrenstrasse, Berlin
OCLC number 724456544

Sozialistische Einheit ('Socialist Unity') was a newspaper published from Berlin, Germany in 1946. [1] The newspaper began publishing twice-weekly on 14 March 1946. [2] [3] It newspaper was issued by the Greater Berlin Organization Committee of Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). [3] The editorial office of Sozialistische Einheit was based in the SPD headquarters on Behrenstrasse in East Berlin. [4]

The ninth and last issue of Sozialistische Einheit was published on 8 April 1946. [1] [5] The daily newspaper Vorwärts-Berliner Volksblatt ('Forward-Berlin People's Newspaper') was set up as a successor of Sozialistische Einheit. [1] [3]

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