who arrived in Moscow in 1932, was arrested in 1938 and never heard from again; Albert Wolff; and Max (Samuel) Katzenellenbogen, a former member of the troupe in Berlin, who fled to Moscow after having been arrested by the Gestapo. He was arrested by the NKVD in 1937 and never heard from again. Damerius survived his imprisonment, as did Klering, who returned to Germany in 1946 and became a co-founder of DEFA. Damerius was unable to leave the Soviet Union until 1956. Notable members Helmut Damerius Hans Hauska Hans Klering Gustav von Wangenheim See also Blue Blouse Further reading Christine Kanzler, "Vom Kulturrevolutionär zum 'Volksfeind'. Hans Hauska und die 'Kolonne Links'" in: Hans Schafranek (Ed.), Die Betrogenen. Österreicher als Opfer stalinistischen Terrors in der Sowjetunion, Vienna (1991) p. 48ff Hermann Weber, "Weiße Flecken" in der Geschichte. Die KPD-Opfer der Stalinschen Säuberungen und ihre Rehabilitierung, Frankfurt am Main (1989), p. 86ff References External links Der Kampf (1936), U.S. release of Gustav von Wangenheim's film, Kämpfer Internet Movie Database. (Original Russian title: Bortsy) German actors Great Purge