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The '''Berlin transport strike''' was a massive transportation strike in 1932 engineered by leaders of the [[Nazi Party]] (NSDAP) and Communist Party (KPD).

The '''Berlin transport strike''' was a massive transportation strike in 1932 engineered by the [[Nazi Party]] (NSDAP) and Communist Party (KPD).<ref>Rabinbach, Anson; Gilman, Sander (2013). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Third_Reich_Sourcebook/XhDakMp55i0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nazi+communist+transport+strike&pg=PA841&printsec=frontcover The Third Reich Sourcebook], p. 841. ''Google Books''. Retrieved December 12, 2022.</ref>

During 1932, no political party in Germany held majority control, with the Nazis holding a plurality, while Social Democrats (SPD) came second and the Communists third.<ref name=suvorov>Suvorov, Viktor (2013). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Chief_Culprit/EYA4AAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nazi+communist+transport+strike&pg=PT15&printsec=frontcover The Chief Culprit: Stalin's Grand Design to Start World War II]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved December 12, 2022.</ref> The Communists faced the option of either forming an alliance with the SPD, their long-hated allies who they branded as "Social Fascists," to overthrow the Nazi Party, or riskily form a syncretic front with the NSDAP, whom they viewed as more revolutionary. On the orders of Soviet Union dictator [[Joseph Stalin]], the German Communists favored the second approach and joined hands with the Nazis.<ref name=suvorov/>

During 1932, no political party in Germany held majority control, with the Nazis holding a plurality, while Social Democrats (SPD) came second and the Communists third.<ref name=suvorov>Suvorov, Viktor (2013). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Chief_Culprit/EYA4AAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nazi+communist+transport+strike&pg=PT15&printsec=frontcover The Chief Culprit: Stalin's Grand Design to Start World War II]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved December 12, 2022.</ref> The Communists faced the option of either forming an alliance with the SPD, their long-hated allies who they branded as "Social Fascists," to overthrow the Nazi Party, or riskily form a syncretic front with the NSDAP, whom they viewed as more revolutionary. On the orders of Soviet Union dictator [[Joseph Stalin]], the German Communists favored the second approach and joined hands with the Nazis.<ref name=suvorov/>