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General strike in 'Scheunenviertel', 1919

Headline:

General strike in 'Scheunenviertel', 1919

Image text:

In March 1919 the call for a general strike in the Berlin 'Scheunenviertel' ('Barn District') resulted in bitter fighting between the national defense and communist insurgents. Soldiers of the national defense who were in the way of Spartacus League fire take cover behind a small tank.

Photographer:

Knorr + Hirth

Date:

01.03.1919

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31.03.1919

Location:

Germany, Berlin

Image ID:

00063605

Dimensions:

2756px x 1867px

Usage:

No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Knorr + Hirth/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Freikorps in the early years of Weimar

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Fightings in Berlin, march 1919

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Keywords:

arms civil unrest historical labour military politics revolution unions unrest conflicts weapon weapons

Headline:

General strike in 'Scheunenviertel', 1919

Date:

01.03.1919

Photographer:

Knorr + Hirth

Image ID:

00063605