- 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)[1] - DDR Minister of the Interior.
- Julius Deutsch - General, International Brigades
- Kurt Julius Goldstein[1] - Editor-in-chief of the major radio station Deutschlandsender
- Herbert Grünstein[1] – DDR - Deputy Minister of the Interior
- Kurt Hager (24 Jul 1912-18 Sep 1998)[1] -Politburo member
- Erich Henschke[1] – Editor-in-chief of Berliner Zeitung
- Karl-Heinz Hoffmann[1] – General of the Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army) XI International Brigade
- Max Kahane[1] – Journalist. Editor of Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst
- Hans Kahle (in German) – Divisional commander
- Alfred Kantorowicz (12 Aug 1899-27 Mar 1979)[1] - Author
- Frieda Kantorowicz[1] - 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)[1] – District Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Political commissar, International Brigades.
- Ewald Munschke[1] - Major General, Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army)
- Alfred Neumann (15 Dec 1909-8 Jan 2001)[1] - Politburo member
- Erich Mielke (28 Dec 1907-21 May 2000)[1] – 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)[1] - Journalist. Editor of Berliner Zeitung
- Bodo Uhse - Writer
- Paul Verner (26. Apr 1911-12 Dec 1986) [1] – Politburo member XV International Brigade
- Wilhelm Zaisser - General "Gomez" - 1937 military leader of the international forces. First head of the Stasi
Sources
editSammelrez: Internationale Brigaden in der DDR (Joint Review: The International Brigades in East Germany), Arnold Krammer