Otto Braun (communist)

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Otto Braun
李德
Otto Braun (Li De) in China
Born	(1900-09-28)September 28, 1900
Died	August 15, 1974(1974-08-15) (aged 73)
Nationality	Weimar Republic
Alma mater	Frunze Military Academy
Occupation(s)	Comintern Agent, Political and Military Adviser
Employer	Soviet Union
Organization	Comintern
Political party	Communist Party of Germany
Other political affiliations	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Xiao Yehua Li Lilian

Otto Braun (28 September 1900 – 15 August 1974) was a German communist journalist and functionary of the Communist Party of Germany with a long and varied career. His most significant role was as a Comintern agent sent to China in 1934 to advise the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on military strategy during the Chinese Civil War. At the time Braun adopted a Chinese name, Li De (Chinese: 李德; pinyin: Lǐ Dé). It was only many years later that it became known that Otto Braun and "Li De" were the same person.