Freikorps unit during the invasion of Essen. At the time of the Kapp Putsch, several Red Army divisions were formed, that occupied several large cities. Severing, who was appointed to Reichskommissar, asked the units in vain to put down their weapons. Starting 2.4.1920 Freikorps units under General Watter advance against the Red Army. Only after heavy bloody battles was the insurrection defeated.
