Badisches Volksecho ('Baden People's Echo') was a German language weekly newspaper. It was published from Stuttgart, West Germany between April 1946 and March 1947.[1] Later it was published from Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, West Germany between April, 1947 to August 11, 1956. It was published by the regional organization of the Communist Party of Germany in Württemberg-Baden.[1][2][3] Albeit initially planned as an organ for northern Baden, it became distributed in the French occupation zone as well after the banning of the south Baden organ Unser Tag.[4]
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| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Political alignment | Communist |
| Language | German language |
| Ceased publication | August 11, 1956 |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart Mannheim |
| Circulation | ~16,000 (1955) |
| OCLC number | 310959936 |
On August 12, 1950 publishing of Badisches Volksecho was suspended by the U.S. military authorities for a period of 90 days, for having printed material deemed 'prejudicial to the prestige of the Allied forces'.[5][6]
As of 1955, the newspaper had a circulation of around 16,000.[7] Badisches Volkecho was banned in 1956.[8]
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- ^ a b Schmollinger, Horst W., and Richard Stöss. Die Parteien und die Presse der Parteien und Gewerkschaften in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1945-1974: Materialien z. Parteien- u. Gewerkschaftsforschung. München: Verlag Dokumentation, 1975. p. 167
- ^ Stern, Leo. Archivalische Forschungen zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, Vol. 6, Eds. 4. Topos Verlag AG, 1969. p. 17779
- ^ Hofmann, George F. Through Mobility We Conquer The Mechanization of U.S. Cavalry. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 2006. p. 448
- ^ Wrobel, Christian. Medien, Politik und Öffentlichkeit im Land Südbaden: ein Beitrag zur Nachkriegsgeschichte in Südwestdeutschland : 1945-1951. Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verl.-Ges, 1993. p. 84
- ^ Sunday Times. Paper Ban. August 13, 1950
- ^ The Sunday Herald. Allies Suspend Red Paper in Germany. August 13, 1950
- ^ Stöss, Richard, and Jürgen Bacia. Parteien-Handbuch: die Parteien der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1945-1980. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1983. p. 1804
- ^ Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Verband Südwestdeutscher Zeitungsverleger, and Verband der Druckindustrie in Baden-Württemberg. Von der Pressfreiheit zur Pressefreiheit: südwestdeutsche Zeitungsgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Theiss, 1983. p. 205