100 years ago, on 2 January 1921, the
Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) was founded in the working class
town of Differdingen in the south of the country. Immediately after its
constitution, the party took up the struggle for the rights of the
working class, especially the miners and steelworkers in Luxembourg, and
many members of KPL proved themselves in demonstrations and strikes. In
the 1930s, the KPL engaged in the struggle against rising fascism in
close cooperation with the sister parties of neighbouring countries. In
the Spanish War, communists and numerous anti-fascists from Luxembourg
provided a strong contingent of the International Brigades for the
defence of the Republic against the Spanish, German and Italian
fascists.
