Background to Nazi persecution of left-wing opponents: copyedit: unnecessary infinitive, hyphen, combine fragments into one seconds and remove 'famous' (editorializing)← Previous revisionRevision as of 05:19, 3 November 2026 Line 87: Line 87: }} }} The colour of the symbol comes from the party colours of the [[Communist Party of Germany]], one of the first groups to be detained in the Nazi concentration camps. The colour of the symbol comes from the party colours of the [[Communist Party of Germany]], one of the first groups detained in the Nazi concentration camps. Nazi crackdowns on their left wing political enemies started very early. As depicted in the famous poem, [[First They Came]] by [[Martin Niemöller]], a German priest. It begins, ''"When the Nazis came for the communists, I kept quiet; I wasn't a communist"'' ({{langx|de|Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten}}). Nazi crackdowns on their left-wing political enemies started very early. The poem [[First They Came]] by [[Martin Niemöller]], a German priest, begins, ''"When the Nazis came for the communists, I kept quiet; I wasn't a communist"'' ({{langx|de|Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten}}). The most common English version begins, "First they came for the Communists". The most common English version begins, "First they came for the Communists". In a 2024 article about the origins of the red triangle symbol, Germany's public broadcaster [[Deutsche Welle]] reported, "At first, the majority of political inmates were [[Social Democrats (Germany)|German Social Democrats]] or [[Communists]] and the red of the triangle referred to their party colors.. most were non-Germans from across the political spectrum who had opposed [[National Socialism]] or [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Military occupation|occupation]] of their countries". In a 2024 article about the origins of the red triangle symbol, Germany's public broadcaster [[Deutsche Welle]] reported, "At first, the majority of political inmates were [[Social Democrats (Germany)|German Social Democrats]] or [[Communists]] and the red of the triangle referred to their party colors.. most were non-Germans from across the political spectrum who had opposed [[National Socialism]] or [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Military occupation|occupation]] of their countries".