Young Communist League of Poland

The Young Communist League of Poland (, abbreviated ZMKwP), in February 1930 renamed as the Communist League of Youth in Poland , abbreviated KZMP), was the youth wing of the interbellum Communist Party of Poland between 1922 and 1938. ZMKwP/KZMP was a section of the Young Communist International. Founding The founding congress of ZMKwP was held on March 22, 1922. Alfred Lampe was elected Secretary of the Central Committee of ZMKwP at the time of its first congress. The other members of the Central Committee of ZMKwP were Bronisław Berman, Leon Holcer, Władysław Kniewski, Tadeusz Oppman, Stanisław Teszner, Antoni Werner and Włodzimierz Zawadzki. Growth In 1923 the left opposition of the Polish League of Socialist Youth (ZPMS) joined ZMKwP. Komtsukunft, the youth wing of the Jewish Communist Labour Bund in Poland, merged into ZMKwP in March–April 1923. ZMKwP also absorbed dissidents from the Poale Zion Left and Fareynikte factions. In 1925 ZMKwP organized a pioneer movement for children, Pionier. Later followed the setting up of organization amongst secondary school students.