Cologne Communist Trial [SEP] point in time
Cologne Communist Trial
The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in Cologne, Germany, and was conducted by the Prussian government against eleven members of the Communist League who were suspected of having participated in the 1848 uprising. The trial lasted from October 4 to November 12, and when it was over the Communist League dissolved itself. Seven of the eleven were sentenced to prison terms of up to six years.
Principals.
Principals Defendants.
- Heinrich Burgers
- Hermann Wilhelm Haupt
- Frederick Lessner
- Peter
Adolph Bermbach
Adolph Bermbach (1822-1875) was a German lawyer and revolutionary who worked in Cologne. Bermbach, a member of the Communist League, was a correspondent of Karl Marx and kept him abreast of anti-communist trials in Cologne after Marx had moved to London. Bermbach also was a witness for the defence at that the Cologne Communist Trial.
He studied legal science in Bonn from 1841-1844. Later he worked as a notary.