This week marks the centenary of the German Communist Party's fateful 'March Action', which led to around one hundred deaths, the arrest of thousands of working-class militants and around 100,000 people resigning from the party. The origins, nature and aftermath of these events in Central Germany - 'the red heart of German communism' - are highly complex and still disputed in historiography. To mark the anniversary, Ben Lewis spoke at a special Online Communist Forum dedicated to the issue.

To read Paul Levi's text 'Our Path Against Putschism' mentioned by Ben, follow this link: https://www.marxists.org/archive/levi-paul/1921/against-putschism.htm