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January uprising 1919 in Berlin

Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919

Armed Spartacus supporters with machine guns have entrenched themselves during the January uprising in Berlin. Particularly bitter fights were conducted in the Berlin newspaper district.

Spartacists occupy the "Vorwaerts", 1919

Spartacists people occupy the editorial offices of the "Vorwaerts" in Berlin.

Storage of captured weapons, 1919

Government loyalists store the captured insurgent weapons in the Berlin ordnance depot.

Crowd at the Alexander square in Berlin, 1919

Crowds at the Alexander square in Berlin during the general strike in January.

Armed Spartacists in Berlin, 1919

Armed supporters of the Spartacus League secure a streets during the first battles.

Mass demonstration of workers in Berlin, 1919

Demonstration of revolutionary workers in the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue) in Berlin.

Anti-Communist propaganda, 1918/19

Propaganda against the Spartacus League.

Troops loyal to the government block the Hansa bridge during the Spartacist uprising, 1919

Roadblock at the Hansa bridge. Troops loyal to the government block the road during the January Uprising. The sign says: 'Stop! Anyone who goes on will be shot. '

Troops loyal to the government during the Spartacus uprising in Neukoelln, 1919

Soldiers of the government loyal troops posing during the Spartacus uprising in front of a tank in which they occupied Neukoelln a district of Berlin.

Government troops in the fight against Spartacists, 1919

During the Spartacus uprising, government troops entrench themselves in the Grossen Frankfurter street behind a barricade of cars.

Road block during the Spartacist uprising in Moabit, 1919

A road block from vans in the Liniena street in the Moabit district of Berlin during the Spartacist uprising.

Spartacists negotiate with officers during the fighting in the Zeitungsviertel in Berlin, 1919

The rebellious Spartacists negotiate during the fighting in the Zeitungsviertel in Berlin with officers of the government troops about the evacuation of the wounded.

Government troops march in Berlin, 1919

During the Spartacist uprising government troops make a rest on the Doenhoffplatz.

Government troops in the Kleiner Tiergarten, 1919

During the Spartacist uprising government troops pull a heavy machine gun with them while marching in the Kleiner Tiergarten.

Spartacus barricade themselves in the Berlin newspaper quarter, 1919

At the so-called Spartacus revolt, Spartacists entrench themselves in the Berlin newspaper quarter behind rolls of newsprint.

Spartacists barricade themselves in the Berlin newspaper district, 1919

At the so-called Spartacus revolt, Spartacists entrench themselves in the Berlin newspaper district behind rolls of newsprint.

Spartacists occupy the publishing house of the "Forward", 1919

Spartacists occupy the publishing house of the social democratic "Forward" in the Berlin newspaper district.

Government troops during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919

Armed government troops in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. The revolt of the Spartacists was put down in bloody street battles in January 1919.

Officers of the government troops and Spartacus supporters with a white flag, 1919

Members of government troops negotiate during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin with Spartacus supporters about the transportation of the wounded.

Government soldier during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919

Soldier of the government troops during the uprising of the Spartacists in January 1919 in the big Frankfurt Street in Berlin.

Government troops during the November Revolution in Berlin, 1918/19

Soldiers of the government troops have entrenched themselves behind rolls of paper and bundled newspapers during the November Revolution in front of the Scherl publishing building.

Damaged police headquarters in Berlin, 1919

The police headquarters in Berlin after the bombardment by government troops. The building was stormed, as Spartacus supporters have entrenched themselves in it.

Demonstrators in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, 1919

A spokesman of the Spartacus group speaks during the January Uprising in Berlin to a crowd that has gathered in front of the Reichstag building.

Combustion of leaflets, 1919

Armed groups occupy the publishing building of the SPD central organ "forward" in Berlin during the Spartacus uprising. The photo shows the combustion of leaflets of the majority Socialists before the Forward building.

Government troops during the Spartacus uprising, 1919

Government troops march through Berlin with horse carts during the January Uprising.

Guards during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919

Government troops keep watch in an occupied property in Berlin during the fights against the Spartacus supporters.

Demonstration of Spartacists in Berlin, 1918

The arrest of followers of the Spartacist Uprising by Ebert's government led to demonstrations demanding the release of the arrested.

Government loyal tank during the Spartacus uprising, 1919

A A7V combat vehicle belonging to government troops at Tempelhof airport during combat against the Spartacus League. The tank of the tank - vehicle division is missing its cannon, and has the Death's Head as its symbol.

Spartacists in Berlin, 1919

Spartacist supporters burn leaflets of the Ebert-supporters.

Mass demonstration during the Spartacus uprising in Berlin, 1919

Tens of thousands of people gather for a demonstration in the Tiergarten.

Anti-Bolshevik propaganda, 1919

A man looks at a anti-Bolshevik propaganda poster. In the course of the unrest in the spring of 1919, the struggle against Leftist groups was fought by all available means

Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief Gustav Noske, 1919

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.

A7V tank of the government-loyal troops in Berlin, 1919

Freikorps units, commissioned by the Ebert government, suppressed the demonstrations and revolt of workers during the January uprising with artillery and tanks. Here, the A7V tank called "Hedi" driving through a street in Berlin.

Damaged police department in Berlin, 1919

The artillery damaged police department at Alexanderplatz was at the center of the fights in Berlin. Freikorps units, commissioned by the Ebert government, defeated the workers' revolts with the help of artillery.

Issue of passwords to the troops during the January uprising in Berlin, 1919

In the course of the January uprising in Berlin, the actions of the government troops are passed on to the responsible soldiers. Here a meeting at the headquarters of the Freikorps leader Wilhelm Reinhard and the Reich Minister Gustav Noske in Berlin-Dahlem.

Panzerwagen A7V in the Hermannstrasse in Berlin, 1919

In the course of the January uprising government-loyal Freikorps units occupied Neukoelln. Here the "A7V" Sturmpanzerwagen (tank) called "Hedi", when driving through the Hermannstrasse. The troops belong probably to Freikorps Reinhard.

Government-loyal troops in Berlin, 1919

Government loyalists with a 15-cm-heavy Feldhaubitze on the Doenhoffplatz in Berlin. With much better military equipment the Freikorps units succeeded in defeating the insurgent workers and Spartacists and ended the insurrection. The troops belong probably to Freikorps Reinhard.

Government troops in Berlin, 1919

Government loyalists are divided into groups to search the adjoining houses for weapons. The troops belong probably to Freikorps Reinhard.

Burning of posters, 1919

Spartacists burn posters of the government. They had carried these off previously from trucks in the course of the January uprising.

Entry of the government troops in Berlin, 1919

Heavily armed Freikorps units enter Berlin to support the government against the insurgent workers and Spartacists. The troops are probably part of Freikorps Reinhard.

Barriers before the Victoria Hotel, 1919

View of the former 1st class Hotel Victoria on the corner Unter den Linden / Friedrichstrasse. It closed at the end of World War I. The Victoria Cafe was open till 1945.

Damaged police headquarters, 1919

The artillery damaged police department at Alexanderplatz. In the riots during the January uprising among others the police headquarters was also occupied. Loyalist troops took it back with heavy weapons.

Armament of the Spartacists, 1919

Revolutionary workers arm a truck with a machine gun, at the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in the street Unter den Linden.

Government-loyal troops in Berlin, 1919

Heavyly armed government-loyal soldiers are arriving in Berlin to fight against the insurgents. Here with a 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 in der Jerusalemer Strasse. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government troops in Neukoelln, 1919

For the suppression of the January uprising, tanks were also used by the government-loyal troops. Here, the British Medium Mark A tank, that was probably captured during the war, in the courtyard of the Town Hall. In the days of the revolution it was in possession of the Garde-Kavallerie-Schuetzen-Division.

Governmental troops in Berlin during the January revolt, 1918

Government troops are taking a break at the Doenhoffplatz and pose for the photo. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Shattered shop windows in Berlin, 1919

Many civilian buildings were affected during an exchange of fire between government-loyal troops and insurgent workers during the January uprising.

Field kitchen of government troops in Berlin, 1919

During the January uprising, government-loyal soldiers enter the capital to suppress the uprising. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government troops checking the identity of people, 1919

During the January uprising, alleged revolutionaries are controlled by Freikorps members. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Machine gun post on the Alsen bridge in Berlin, 1919

Loyalists soldiers guard the cordoned Alsen bridge at the Lehrter Bahnhof. Two of the soldiers read a newspaper. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Road blockade of government troops during the January uprising in Berlin, 1919

Government-loyal troops block a street in Berlin with wagons loaded with coal. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Identity check in Berlin, 1919

During the January uprising, alleged insurgents are controlled and searched for weapons. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Roadblock in Berlin, 1919

During the January uprising, government-loyal troops stationed in the embattled city center. Here Freikorps soldiers in front of a shop in Moabit. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Spartacist machine gun position during the January uprising in Berlin, 1919

During the January uprising there were violent clashes especially in Berlin, between revolutionary and government-loyal troops. Here, an increased machine gun position of the insurgents in Berlin.

Government troops in the Tiergarten Berlin, 1919

Government troops are marching through the Tiergarten in the course of the January uprising. In the background the Victory Column on the Koenigsplatz. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government troops in the Reich Chancellery, 1919

Government-loyal soldiers march through the gate of the Imperial Chancellery in Wilhelmstrasse 77 in Berlin. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government-loyal troops in the Jerusalemer Strasse in Berlin, 1919

Volunteers and Freikorps units support the government in the suppression of the January Uprising. Here a squad in Jerusalemer Strasse in Berlin-Mitte with a field range. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Demonstration of Left workers in Berlin, 1919

Hundreds of thousands of workers gathered on the Siegesallee for a demonstration against the removal of the Berlin Police President Emil Eichhorn.

Government troops in the court of the Reich Chancellery, 1919

Soldiers stand guard in front of the Reich Chancellery to secure the government. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Distribution of straw bags for government-loyal soldiers, 1919

To suppress the January uprisings, loyalist soldiers and volunteers marched into Berlin. For their better accommodation straw bags, blankets and food were distributed to them, as is seen in this picture made in the Wilhelmstrasse. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government troops at the Doenhoffplatz in Berlin, 1919

At the Berlin Doenhoffplatz (today Marion-Doenhoff-Platz), government-loyal soldiers gather to support the government in the fight against the insurgents. The troops were probably members of the Freikorps Reinhard.

Destroyed residential house after the January uprising, 1919

In the course of the January uprising and the occupation of several buildings by revolutionary workers, government-controlled troops shoot the buildings with artillery fire, here a destroyed house.

Machine gun position of revolutionary workers, 1919

During the January Uprising in 1919, revolutionaries armed with a Maschinengewehr 08 machine gun, move to their posts in the Siegesallee in Berlin.

Government-loyal troops in the Invalidenstrasse in Berlin, 1919

A government-loyal artillery unit moves through the Invalidenstrasse in Berlin to support the government against the insurgent workers. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

A guard post in front of a dairy, 1919

In order to protect the food from looting during the January uprising, there are guard posts in front of the dairy C. Bolle in Berlin-Moabit. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Government-loyal troops in Berlin, 1919

In Berlin-Moabit, government-loyal soldiers march to the dairy C. Bolle. During the January uprising important food producers are guarded for fear of looting. The troops are probably members of Freikorps Reinhard.

Armament of revolutionary troops in Berlin, 1919

In a Berlin barracks, revolutionaries armed themselves to overthrow the Ebert government during the January revolt.

Destroyed furniture in the "Vorwaerts building", 1919

The ruined dining room of the actress Lisa Weise at Lindenstrasse 3. The "Vorwaerts, the central body of the SPD, had its seat in the same building. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter).

Barricade in front of the "Mossehaus", 1919

During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter). Here is a barricade reconquered by the government troops in front of the "Mossehaus" in the Schuetzenstrasse.

Cleaning up in the "Vorwaerts building", 1919

Repairing the damage caused by the fights in the "Vorwaerts-building". During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter).

Destroyed apartment in the "Vorwaerts Building", 1919

During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter). Private homes were also affected by the fights. Here, a devastated private apartment on the third floor of the "Vorwaerts building".

The destroyed "Vorwaerts building" after the January uprising, 1919

The "Vorwaerts building" in the Lindenstrasse, that was destroyed by artillery fire and recovered by the revolutionaries after the fighting in January. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter).

The Mossehaus during the January revolt, 1919

The Mossehaus at the corner of Jerusalemerstrasse / Schuetzenstrasse is guarded by government troops. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter).

Revolutionaries on the grounds of the "August Scherl Verlag", 1919

The insurgents of the January uprising occupy among others the August Scherl publishing house in the Kochstrasse. During the unrest there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.

Freikorps guards in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel, 1919

Loyalist Freikorps units guard a street with a barricade in Berlin's Zeitungsviertel against insurgents of the January Uprising. During the unrest there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.

Employees leave the "Mossehaus" in Berlin, 1919

Employees of the "Mosse publishing house" leave the building at the corner of Jerusalemerstrasse / Schuetzenstrasse in the Berlin newspaper quarter to get into safety from the revolutionaries of the January uprising. During the unrest there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.

Crowd of people in front of the "Vorwaerts building" during the January uprising, 1919

A group of onlookers observes the events before the "Vorwaerts building" in Lindenstrasse. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter).

The occupied "Vorwaerts building" in the Lindenstrasse, 1919

Left insurgents occupy for several days the rooms of the "Vorwaerts", the press organ of the SPD, on 6 January 1919. Government-loyal Freikorps units brutally crush the revolution until 12 January.

Governmental troops in the Mossehaus, 1919

During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter) between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units. Here loyalist soldiers shoot revolutionary Spartacists from a window of the "Mosse-Haus".

The Mossehaus during the January revolt, 1919

The Mossehaus at the corner of Jerusalemerstrasse / Schuetzenstrasse after its occupation by revolutionary troops. In front of the building passers-by watch the events. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter) between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.

Paramedics during the January uprising, 1919

Paramedics of the government-loyal troops bring an injured person to safety. During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter) between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.

Funeral procession of a soldier who has fallen during the January uprising, 1919

Funeral of a government soldier killed in fighting for the "Mossehaus". During the January uprising, there were armed conflicts in the Berlin Zeitungsviertel (newspaper quarter) between left-wing revolutionaries and government-loyal Freikorps units.