List of German veterans of the International Brigades




 * Willi Bredel - Writer. Commissar of the Thälmann Battalion
 * Ernst Busch - Singer/songwriter/actor.
 * Ernst Buschmann - Section leader Hans Beimler Battalion, commander Edgar André Battalion
 * Franz Dahlem (in German), (14 Jan 1892-17 Dec 1981) - Political commissar, International Brigades
 * Friedrich Dickel (in German), (9 Dec 1913-22 Oct 1993) - DDR Minister of the Interior.
 * Julius Deutsch - General, International Brigades
 * Kurt Julius Goldstein - Editor-in-chief of the major radio station Deutschlandsender
 * Herbert Grünstein – DDR - Deputy Minister of the Interior
 * Kurt Hager (24 Jul 1912-18 Sep 1998) -Politburo member
 * Erich Henschke – Editor-in-chief of Berliner Zeitung
 * Karl-Heinz Hoffmann – General of the Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army) XI International Brigade
 * Max Kahane – Journalist. Editor of Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst
 * Hans Kahle (in German) – Divisional commander
 * Alfred Kantorowicz (12 Aug 1899-27 Mar 1979) - Author
 * Frieda Kantorowicz - Wife of author and International Brigades administrator
 * Egon Erwin Kisch - German-Czech journalist and writer
 * Karl Mewis (in German), (22 Nov 1907-3 Jan 1987) – District Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Political commissar, International Brigades.
 * Ewald Munschke - Major General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army)
 * Alfred Neumann (15 Dec 1909-8 Jan 2001) - Politburo member
 * Erich Mielke (28 Dec 1907-21 May 2000) – Head of the Stasi
 * Josef Raab (in German) - German resistance leader
 * Heinrich Rau - Communist, German resistance leader
 * Ludwig Renn - German writer. Section leader XI International Brigade
 * Heinrich Schürmann (in German) - Commander Edgar André Battalion
 * Richard Staimer (in German) - Commander Thälmann Battalion
 * Toni Stemmler (in German) - Communist, Section leader
 * Georg Stibi (in German), (25 Jul 1901-30 May 1982) - Journalist. Editor of Berliner Zeitung
 * Bodo Uhse - Writer
 * Paul Verner (26. Apr 1911-12 Dec 1986) – Politburo member XV International Brigade
 * Wilhelm Zaisser - General "Gomez" - 1937 military leader of the international forces. First head of the Stasi