The Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Aufbauorganisation) (KPD (AO), Communist Party of Germany (Pre-Party Formation)) was a West German Maoist group founded in 1970.
It changed its name to the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) a year later.
[1] In 1973 KPD members occupied and vandalized Bonn's city hall to protest a visit by South Vietnam's Prime Minister.
[2][3] By 1974 it was West Germany's most significant Maoist party, with 5,000 members.
[3] Jörg Immendorff illustrated some of their publications.