Communist Working Group (Thuringia)

The Communist Working Group was a political faction in Thuringia, Germany. KAG was founded by the Landtag of Thuringia members, Agnes Schmidt and, whom had constituted an ultra-left faction in the Communist Party of Germany. Geithner and Schreyer had been expelled from KPD, whilst Schmidt resigned from the party to join KAG.
KAG fielded a list in the 30 January 1927 Landtag election, headed by Geithner, Schmidt and Schreyer. The KAG list failed to get any deputies elected, obtaining 3,732 votes. Following the KAG electoral debacle, Schreyer joined the Social [Democratic Party of Germany] whilst Schmidt withdrew from politics. Geithner joined Socialist [Workers Party of Germany] in 1931.