Jan Appel
Articles by or about Jan Appel, German shipyard worker and left communist famed for hijacking a steam ship to Russia following the German Revolution of 1918.
The Wilhelmshaven Revolt, 1918-1919 - Ikarus
The Wilhelmshaven Revolt - A Chapter of the Revolutionary Movement in the German Navy, 1918-1919, by 'Ikarus' - real name Ernst Schneider
We append to the text an introduction written by Dave Graham, for historical and biographical background information, and a short biography of Ernst Schneider.
Fundamental principles of communist production and distribution
Full text of Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution, Collective work of the Group of International Communists of Holland (GIK), 1930
Autobiography of Jan Appel
Jan Appel, 1890-1945, was a German socialist and shipyard worker whose experience of the 1918 Revolution, after which he hijacked a steam ship to Russia, drove him out of the Communist Party.
Joining the more radical Communist Workers Party (KAPD), he then moved to Holland, playing a role in the Dutch Resistance in World War II and and eventually co-founding the left-communist GIK.
By Jan Appel, 1966
