Rotfrontkämpferbund
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Rotfrontkämpferbund (RFB, other variants: Der Rote Frontkämpferbund, Roter Frontkämpferbund) (English: Red Front Fighters' League, Red Front Fighters Association) was a paramilitary organization of the Communist Party of Germany, created on July 18, 1924 in Germany of the Weimar Republic period. Its first leader was Ernst Thälmann. It was banned in 1932.
They had a greeting: "Rot Front!" ("Red Front!") was spoken while the right arm was raised with fist clenched, fingers looking forward.
The RFB issued their official newspaper, Die Rote Front.
There was also a youth organization (ages 16-21), Rote Jungfront (Young Red Front).
