Wilhelm Florin

Wilhelm Florin
Wilhelm Florin
	Florin c. 1930
Member of the Reichstag; for Westphalia North
	In office; 27 May 1924 – 28 February 1933
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	16 March 1894; Cologne, German Empire
Died	5 July 1944 (aged 50); Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Party	USPD (1917–1920); KPD (after 1920)
Spouse	Therese Althammer
Children	Peter
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	German Imperial Army
Years of service	1914–1918
Battles/wars	World War I (WIA)
	Central institution membership 1929–1937: Full member,; KPD Politburo ; 1924–1944: Full member,; KPD Central Committee ; Other offices held 1932–1933: Political Leader,; Berlin-Brandenberg KPD ; 1925–1932: Political Leader,; Ruhr KPD ; 1925: Political Leader,; Thuringia KPD ; 1924–1925: Political Leader,; Upper Silesia KPD ; 1923: Organizational Leader,; Middle Rhine KPD ;

Wilhelm Florin (16 March 1894 – 5 July 1944) was a German communist politician and trade unionist who served as a leading functionary in the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). An ally of party leader Ernst Thälmann, Florin belonged to the party's Central Committee from 1924 until his death in 1944, and its Politburo from 1929 until its dissolution in 1937. He led the party in several regions and was responsible for their adherance to the Stalinist party line.