3rd German Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils

The 3rd German Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils was held between 17–22 June 1919. It was the first congress held after the May Uprising and the subsequent onset of the German Civil War.
== Election ==
An election of a new congress was declared after the consolidation of the so-called Berlin Government, evolved from the Berlin Executive Council that had been the legal authority over all councils in Germany. Under a provisional government dominated by the KPD and USPD, the Berlin Government sought a "second revolution" waged against the counterrevolutionary forces of the right, who had attempted to seize power in April 1919 in a putsch that prompted a mass general strike. Due to the compromise between the MSPD government and the putschists in May, the MSPD was practically eliminated from the councils, leaving them with no representation in the congress. The election process was also complicated by the conditions of the civil war. The KPD held far greater influence than in the previous congress due to disproportionate support in the areas where delegates were able to be sourced from.
2nd ← 17–22 June 1919 → 4th	2nd ← 17–22 June 1919 → 4th 	2nd ← 17–22 June 1919 → 4th	2nd ← 17–22 June 1919 → 4th	2nd ← 17–22 June 1919 → 4th
Group 	
Group 	Delegates 	% 	%
 	Communists 	218 	44.9 	44.9
 	Independent Social Democrats	203 	41.9 	41.9
 	International Communists 	11 	2.3 	2.3
 	Anarchists 	1 	0.2 	0.2
 	Independents 	52 	10.7 	10.7
Total 	Total 	485 	100 	100
Category:German Congresses of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils