German exile networks were very strong in Buenos Aires. There were German-language newspapers, associations, schools and hospitals. From this community of German exiles, Clément Moreau, a German caricaturist and anti-fascist militant, created Truppe 38.
It was in 1938 that Moreau, together with other members of Das Andere Deutschland, founded Truppe 38, a theatre group with a strong satirical slant. Following the trend of many other cultural groups close to the German labour movement during the Weimar Republic, Truppe 38 produced art marked by activism and propaganda, with a strong political character. Thus, through theatre (mainly pieces by Kurt Tucholsky and Bertolt Brecht), music and dance, Truppe 38 tried to reach as large and varied an audience as possible, although an anti-fascist German-speaking one, conveying their political position while denouncing contemporary social problems. Brought together by Clément Moreau, its cast was made up of German immigrants: actors, dancers and musicians, such as the pianist Walter E. Rosenberg, the singer Hellmuth Jacoby, and the dancer Renate Schottelius. The troupe's first performance took place at the Vorwärts Association, and was promoted by the German-language daily newspaper Argentinisches Tageblatt. The money they collected was allocated to subsidise activities carried out by the anti-fascist organisation Das Andere Deutschland.