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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Combat-ready government soldiers during the fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919 in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039763Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Combat-ready government soldiers during the fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919 in Berlin.
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Headline: Demonstration against the Spartacists in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.01.1919Image text: SPD supporters demonstrate against the radical Spartacists among others with posters 'Against the terror', here in the Belle-Alliance-Strasse in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00165725Demonstration against the Spartacists in Berlin, 1919SPD supporters demonstrate against the radical Spartacists among others with posters 'Against the terror', here in the Belle-Alliance-Strasse in Berlin.
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Headline: Freikorps Reinhard, 1919Date: 01.01.1919Image text: Officers and soldiers of the volunteer regiment Reinhard discuss after their service in Berlin. The Freikorps defeated, among others, the Spartacus uprising. Undated picture, probably from the spring of 1919.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295480Freikorps Reinhard, 1919Officers and soldiers of the volunteer regiment Reinhard discuss after their service in Berlin. The Freikorps defeated, among others, the Spartacus uprising. Undated picture, probably from the spring of 1919.
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Headline: Storage of captured weapons, 1919Date: 01.01.1919Image text: Government loyalists store the captured insurgent weapons in the Berlin ordnance depot.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294347Storage of captured weapons, 1919Government loyalists store the captured insurgent weapons in the Berlin ordnance depot.
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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government troops with an antiaircraft gun in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072406Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government troops with an antiaircraft gun in Berlin.
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Headline: Soldiers of the Free Corps Reinhardt in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Soldiers loyal to the government straps ammunition for machine guns.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072414Soldiers of the Free Corps Reinhardt in Berlin, 1918Soldiers loyal to the government straps ammunition for machine guns.
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Headline: Free Corps soldiers in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Soldiers of the government loyal troops during the fighting against Spartacists in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072417Free Corps soldiers in Berlin, 1919Soldiers of the government loyal troops during the fighting against Spartacists in Berlin.
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Headline: Burial of the victims after the Spartacist uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: The two uprising attempts of the Spartacists from January and March 1919 were defeated by the Freikorps and resulted in many victims. A large number of workers give their last respects to the dead.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072426Burial of the victims after the Spartacist uprising, 1919The two uprising attempts of the Spartacists from January and March 1919 were defeated by the Freikorps and resulted in many victims. A large number of workers give their last respects to the dead.
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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacist uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Pro-government military forces in the Warschauer Strasse.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072411Government troops during the Spartacist uprising, 1919Pro-government military forces in the Warschauer Strasse.
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Headline: Crowd in Berlin during the Spartacist uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: People before the police headquarters in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072412Crowd in Berlin during the Spartacist uprising, 1919People before the police headquarters in Berlin.
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Headline: Pro-government troops in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Truck with a machine gun of a Freikorps. On the side walls stand: 'Free road, the shooting starts!' and 'Here charitable gifts are accepted with thanks.' The picture was taken during the fighting against the Spartacists.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072415Pro-government troops in Berlin, 1919Truck with a machine gun of a Freikorps. On the side walls stand: 'Free road, the shooting starts!' and 'Here charitable gifts are accepted with thanks.' The picture was taken during the fighting against the Spartacists.
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Headline: Free Corps during the Spartacist uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Free Corps soldiers use mobile forges of the public utilities as cover for a machine gun.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072410Free Corps during the Spartacist uprising in Berlin, 1919Free Corps soldiers use mobile forges of the public utilities as cover for a machine gun.
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Headline: Spartacist followers during fighting in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Spartacists have entrenched themselves behind a fallen billboard in the Grossen Frankfurter Strasse.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072418Spartacist followers during fighting in Berlin, 1919Spartacists have entrenched themselves behind a fallen billboard in the Grossen Frankfurter Strasse.
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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Pro-government troops march on Lichtenberg, where Spartacists have entrenched.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072408Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Pro-government troops march on Lichtenberg, where Spartacists have entrenched.
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Headline: Roadblock made by government forces in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: During the March fights in Berlin, government-loyal troops blocked a street in Berlin. It is probably the Beuthstrasse near the SpittelmarktPhoto: ScherlImage number: 00294283Roadblock made by government forces in Berlin, 1919During the March fights in Berlin, government-loyal troops blocked a street in Berlin. It is probably the Beuthstrasse near the Spittelmarkt
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Headline: Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief Gustav Noske, 1919Date: 01.01.1919Image text: View of the "Landhaus Dahlem" in the district with the same name in Berlin. This was the headquarters of the Volksbeauftragten fuer Heer und Marine (People's Representative for Army and Navy) Gustav Noske during the January uprising and the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) in the spring of 1919. In front of it stand members of the Freikorps, who were responsible for the suppression of the riot. The black-white-red flag is being hoisted. This photo was taken probably during the January uprising.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294338Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief Gustav Noske, 1919View of the "Landhaus Dahlem" in the district with the same name in Berlin. This was the headquarters of the Volksbeauftragten fuer Heer und Marine (People's Representative for Army and Navy) Gustav Noske during the January uprising and the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) in the spring of 1919. In front of it stand members of the Freikorps, who were responsible for the suppression of the riot. The black-white-red flag is being hoisted. This photo was taken probably during the January uprising.
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Headline: Governmental troops at the station Adlershof, Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Soldiers from Adlershof are taken to the inner city of Berlin to support the government in the struggle with workers during the Berlin March fights. Here they get on the train in Adlershof.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294333Governmental troops at the station Adlershof, Berlin, 1919Soldiers from Adlershof are taken to the inner city of Berlin to support the government in the struggle with workers during the Berlin March fights. Here they get on the train in Adlershof.
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Headline: Rail replacement service at the time of Spartacus uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: During the fights with the Spartacists in Berlin instead of the tram a van runs on the line Doenhoffplatz - Schoeneberg.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00165733Rail replacement service at the time of Spartacus uprising, 1919During the fights with the Spartacists in Berlin instead of the tram a van runs on the line Doenhoffplatz - Schoeneberg.
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Headline: Troops loyal to the government during of the Spartacist Uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: A messenger brings to the commander of an anti-aircraft gun of a Freikorps a message. The unit is involved in the fighting against Spartacists in Lichtenberg.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072416Troops loyal to the government during of the Spartacist Uprising, 1919A messenger brings to the commander of an anti-aircraft gun of a Freikorps a message. The unit is involved in the fighting against Spartacists in Lichtenberg.
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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacus Uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Heavy mortars (foreground) and field artillery of the pro-government troops on the Alexanderplatz in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072407Government troops during the Spartacus Uprising, 1919Heavy mortars (foreground) and field artillery of the pro-government troops on the Alexanderplatz in Berlin.
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Headline: Government troops in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: In view of the threatening general strike in Berlin, armed men have moved into position in the Wilhelm Strasse.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072413Government troops in Berlin, 1919In view of the threatening general strike in Berlin, armed men have moved into position in the Wilhelm Strasse.
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Headline: Captive Spartacists in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Spartacists who surrendered themselves to the government troops are led away.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072425Captive Spartacists in Berlin, 1919Spartacists who surrendered themselves to the government troops are led away.
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Headline: Government troops during the Maerzkaempfe ('March Fights) in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Freikorps members posing for a photo during the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights). A gun is mounted on the truck.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294339Government troops during the Maerzkaempfe ('March Fights) in Berlin, 1919Freikorps members posing for a photo during the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights). A gun is mounted on the truck.
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Headline: Barricade during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government troops have built a barricade during the fights in March 1919 at the Spittelmarkt in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039765Barricade during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government troops have built a barricade during the fights in March 1919 at the Spittelmarkt in Berlin.
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Headline: Government soldiers during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: A patrol of government troops blocks the government quarter in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus followers. They hold a sign saying 'Stop! Anyone who goes on will be shot'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039802Government soldiers during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919A patrol of government troops blocks the government quarter in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus followers. They hold a sign saying 'Stop! Anyone who goes on will be shot'.
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Headline: Barricade during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government soldiers in the great Frankfurter Street in Berlin have built a barricade from a fallen advertising pillar during the street fights against the Spartacus followers.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039804Barricade during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government soldiers in the great Frankfurter Street in Berlin have built a barricade from a fallen advertising pillar during the street fights against the Spartacus followers.
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Headline: Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: During the fights in March 1919, government troops fire at the roof of a covered market at the Alexander square in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039762Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919During the fights in March 1919, government troops fire at the roof of a covered market at the Alexander square in Berlin.
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Headline: Transportation of a victim during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: After a grenade strike during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, an injured or killed person is being transported on a stretcher by paramedics of the government troops.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039805Transportation of a victim during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919After a grenade strike during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, an injured or killed person is being transported on a stretcher by paramedics of the government troops.
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Headline: Gun during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government soldiers have built a gun at the Rosenthal square in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039770Gun during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government soldiers have built a gun at the Rosenthal square in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters.
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Headline: Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Presumably a short range mortar belonging to the Spartacus League after being seized by government troops.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00063563Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Presumably a short range mortar belonging to the Spartacus League after being seized by government troops.
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Headline: Street fights in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government troops use tanks against the Spartacus supporters during street fights in March 1919.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039734Street fights in Berlin, 1919Government troops use tanks against the Spartacus supporters during street fights in March 1919.
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Headline: Passport control during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in March 1919 during the passport control of civilians in the government district in central Berlin which is closed off with barbed wire.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039761Passport control during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in March 1919 during the passport control of civilians in the government district in central Berlin which is closed off with barbed wire.
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Headline: Flamethrower lots during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government soldiers have positioned with flame-throwers in the Linien Street in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039767Flamethrower lots during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government soldiers have positioned with flame-throwers in the Linien Street in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919.
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Headline: Berliners shot during the Spartacus uprising, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: During and after the fighting of volunteer and government troops against the Spartacus League many Berliners were killed. These citizens were shot for looting in the district of Lichterfelde.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00058087Berliners shot during the Spartacus uprising, 1919During and after the fighting of volunteer and government troops against the Spartacus League many Berliners were killed. These citizens were shot for looting in the district of Lichterfelde.
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Headline: Government soldiers in a machine gun standing, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government soldiers have built a machine gun standing on the Oranien bridge in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039766Government soldiers in a machine gun standing, 1919Government soldiers have built a machine gun standing on the Oranien bridge in Berlin during the street fights against the Spartacus supporters in March 1919.
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Headline: General strike in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: The government troops with white armlets arrive as reinforcements for the fights in Berlin-Lichtenberg. In March 1919, after the proclamation of the general strike grim fights between the Reichswehr and communist insurgents break out.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00063561General strike in Berlin, 1919The government troops with white armlets arrive as reinforcements for the fights in Berlin-Lichtenberg. In March 1919, after the proclamation of the general strike grim fights between the Reichswehr and communist insurgents break out.
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Headline: General strike in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Soldiers of the National Defense Forces bivouac in front of the Berlin municipal palace. The Berlin general strike of March 1919 led to bitter struggles between the National Defense Forces and the insurgents.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00063589General strike in Berlin, 1919Soldiers of the National Defense Forces bivouac in front of the Berlin municipal palace. The Berlin general strike of March 1919 led to bitter struggles between the National Defense Forces and the insurgents.
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Headline: General strike in 'Scheunenviertel', 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image 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.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00063605General strike in 'Scheunenviertel', 1919In 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.
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Headline: Search for the wounded after the March fights in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: The street fightings of 1919 in Berlin resulted in many deaths and injuries. Here a nurse from the Red Cross checks the streets for the wounded accompanied by government soldiers and medical orderlies. She holds a white flag in her hand.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00055092Search for the wounded after the March fights in Berlin, 1919The street fightings of 1919 in Berlin resulted in many deaths and injuries. Here a nurse from the Red Cross checks the streets for the wounded accompanied by government soldiers and medical orderlies. She holds a white flag in her hand.
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Headline: Destroyed house during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: A damaged building in the old Schuetzen street in Berlin during the street fights between government forces and Spartacus supporters.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039769Destroyed house during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919A damaged building in the old Schuetzen street in Berlin during the street fights between government forces and Spartacus supporters.
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Headline: Barricades during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: Government soldiers have created a barricade made from beer barrels during the street battles against the followers of Spartacus in the Beuth Street in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039806Barricades during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919Government soldiers have created a barricade made from beer barrels during the street battles against the followers of Spartacus in the Beuth Street in Berlin.
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Headline: Berlin cemetery after the Spartacus revolt, 1919Date: 01.03.1919Image text: The more than 1500 victims of the fights between government troops and Spartacus supporters during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin were buried in mass graves in cemeteries in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00039803Berlin cemetery after the Spartacus revolt, 1919The more than 1500 victims of the fights between government troops and Spartacus supporters during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin were buried in mass graves in cemeteries in Berlin.
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Headline: Government troops at the Wilhelmsplatz in Berlin, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: Government-loyal soldiers secure the government district during the unrests in March. Here they guard the Wilhelmsplatz with machine guns. In the middle of the picture is the bronze statue of Prince Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294335Government troops at the Wilhelmsplatz in Berlin, 1919Government-loyal soldiers secure the government district during the unrests in March. Here they guard the Wilhelmsplatz with machine guns. In the middle of the picture is the bronze statue of Prince Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau.
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Headline: Government troops at the Brandenburg Gate, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: In the course of the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) Freikorps units and government troops protect the city. Here soldiers with a field cannon guard the government district in Berlin near the Wilhelmplatz. The Brandenburg Gate is in the background.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294343Government troops at the Brandenburg Gate, 1919In the course of the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) Freikorps units and government troops protect the city. Here soldiers with a field cannon guard the government district in Berlin near the Wilhelmplatz. The Brandenburg Gate is in the background.
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Headline: Road blockade to the Andreasstrasse in Berlin, 1919Date: 28.03.1919Image text: On the Andreasstrasse in Berlin-Friedrichshain, government-loyal troops block the road. In the course of the Berlin March fights, there were violent clashes between government-loyal Freikorps units and workers especially in this part of city.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294330Road blockade to the Andreasstrasse in Berlin, 1919On the Andreasstrasse in Berlin-Friedrichshain, government-loyal troops block the road. In the course of the Berlin March fights, there were violent clashes between government-loyal Freikorps units and workers especially in this part of city.
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Headline: Machine gun post of the government troops in Berlin, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: Government loyalists secure the Spittelmarkt in Berlin with a machine gun post. Due to the unrests during the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) there are frequently conflicts between left-wing workers and soldiers on one side and government-loyal volunteers and Freikorps soldiers on the other side.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294369Machine gun post of the government troops in Berlin, 1919Government loyalists secure the Spittelmarkt in Berlin with a machine gun post. Due to the unrests during the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) there are frequently conflicts between left-wing workers and soldiers on one side and government-loyal volunteers and Freikorps soldiers on the other side.
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Headline: Tank of the government forces breaks through a blockade, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: In the course of the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights), a Mark IV tank of the government forces breaks through a blockade of insurgents. The tank with the name "Hanni" was captured by the British in the First World War. It is a female version of the model with machine guns.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294340Tank of the government forces breaks through a blockade, 1919In the course of the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights), a Mark IV tank of the government forces breaks through a blockade of insurgents. The tank with the name "Hanni" was captured by the British in the First World War. It is a female version of the model with machine guns.
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Headline: Destroyed overhead wires in Berlin, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: Many streets and buildings in the inner city of Berlin were destroyed by the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights). Here is a picture of the center, probably near Alexanderplatz.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294358Destroyed overhead wires in Berlin, 1919Many streets and buildings in the inner city of Berlin were destroyed by the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights). Here is a picture of the center, probably near Alexanderplatz.
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Headline: Government-loyal soldiers during the Maerzkaempfe (March Fights) in Berlin, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: During the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) Freikorps units take a woman into custody, who apparently belongs to the insurgents. The location of the picture is probably the Richard-Sorge-Strasse (former Tilsiterstrasse) in the district of Friedrichshein.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294371Government-loyal soldiers during the Maerzkaempfe (March Fights) in Berlin, 1919During the Berlin Maerzkaempfe (March fights) Freikorps units take a woman into custody, who apparently belongs to the insurgents. The location of the picture is probably the Richard-Sorge-Strasse (former Tilsiterstrasse) in the district of Friedrichshein.
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Headline: Speech held from the Reich Chancellery, 1919Date: 03.03.1919Image text: A representative of the new Republic delivers a speech at a window of the Reich Chancellery. A crowd is listening to the speaker.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294318Speech held from the Reich Chancellery, 1919A representative of the new Republic delivers a speech at a window of the Reich Chancellery. A crowd is listening to the speaker.
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