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Headline: Sailors on patrol in Berlin, 1918Date: 17.12.1918Image text: German Revolution: Sailor patrol in Friedrichstrasse in Berlin in December, 1918.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00096230Sailors on patrol in Berlin, 1918German Revolution: Sailor patrol in Friedrichstrasse in Berlin in December, 1918.
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Headline: Proclamation of the Republic, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: On 9 November 1918. Philipp Scheidemann proclaims the Republic from a balcony of the Reichstag. Thousands of people listen to him on the Koenigsplatz with the Bismarck Memorial.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294186Proclamation of the Republic, 1918On 9 November 1918. Philipp Scheidemann proclaims the Republic from a balcony of the Reichstag. Thousands of people listen to him on the Koenigsplatz with the Bismarck Memorial.
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Headline: Sailors on an occupied ship in Kiel, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Mutinous sailors at the start of the revolution on a warship in the port of Kiel.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294162Sailors on an occupied ship in Kiel, 1918Mutinous sailors at the start of the revolution on a warship in the port of Kiel.
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Headline: Sailors of the deep-sea fleet mutiny in Kiel, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: In November sailors mutinied in reaction to the order to retire certain ships of the German fleet lying at anchor. On this photo sailors of the fleet demonstrate in Kiel.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00035994Sailors of the deep-sea fleet mutiny in Kiel, 1918In November sailors mutinied in reaction to the order to retire certain ships of the German fleet lying at anchor. On this photo sailors of the fleet demonstrate in Kiel.
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Headline: Assembly of sailors and shipyard workers in Wilhelmshaven, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: After the declaration of the Republic in Berlin on November 9, 1918, sailors and shipyard workers gathered for a meeting in Wilhelmshaven. The picture is presumably from 10 November 1918.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294164Assembly of sailors and shipyard workers in Wilhelmshaven, 1918After the declaration of the Republic in Berlin on November 9, 1918, sailors and shipyard workers gathered for a meeting in Wilhelmshaven. The picture is presumably from 10 November 1918.
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Headline: Marines and shipyard workers at a mass meeting in Wilhelmshaven, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Rebelling marines and shipyard workers at a mass meeting, when it became known that Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to Holland and Philipp Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00015856Marines and shipyard workers at a mass meeting in Wilhelmshaven, 1918Rebelling marines and shipyard workers at a mass meeting, when it became known that Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to Holland and Philipp Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic in Berlin.
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Headline: Fireworks of the German High Seas Fleet at Wilhelmshaven after the proclamation of the Republic, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: After the message has arrived from Berlin that the Emperor abdicated and that Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic, the mutinous German High Seas Fleet organized a large firework with its ammunition.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00030425Fireworks of the German High Seas Fleet at Wilhelmshaven after the proclamation of the Republic, 1918After the message has arrived from Berlin that the Emperor abdicated and that Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic, the mutinous German High Seas Fleet organized a large firework with its ammunition.
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Headline: Fighting sailors during the sailor uprising in Kiel, 1918Date: 01.01.1918Image text: Two sailors fight with each other, while other sailors are looking at them during the sailors' mutiny in northern Germany. This is a film image.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294165Fighting sailors during the sailor uprising in Kiel, 1918Two sailors fight with each other, while other sailors are looking at them during the sailors' mutiny in northern Germany. This is a film image.
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Headline: Burial of fallen sailors in Kiel, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: A funeral procession of the sailors who died on the 3rd of November passing through the streets of Kiel. Inhabitants line the streets.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294163Burial of fallen sailors in Kiel, 1918A funeral procession of the sailors who died on the 3rd of November passing through the streets of Kiel. Inhabitants line the streets.
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Headline: The front page of "Vorwaerts", 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: On November 9, 1918, the title page of the Social Democratic "Vorwaerts" announced the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II under the headline: "The emperor has abdicated!"Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00030674The front page of "Vorwaerts", 1918On November 9, 1918, the title page of the Social Democratic "Vorwaerts" announced the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II under the headline: "The emperor has abdicated!"
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Headline: Abduction certificate of Emperor Wilhelm II, 1918Date: 01.12.1918Image text: Abdication certificate of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294205Abduction certificate of Emperor Wilhelm II, 1918Abdication certificate of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.
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Headline: Staff leaving the Berlin City Palace, 1918Date: 01.12.1918Image text: After the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II, servants leave the royal Palace with packed suitcases.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294203Staff leaving the Berlin City Palace, 1918After the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II, servants leave the royal Palace with packed suitcases.
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Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II at a border crossing, 1918Date: 10.11.1918Image text: After the abdication as Emperor, Wilhelm II left Berlin to go into exile in the Netherlands. Here he is (2nd from left) at a station on the Belgian-Dutch border, where he takes leave of his entourage.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294202Emperor Wilhelm II at a border crossing, 1918After the abdication as Emperor, Wilhelm II left Berlin to go into exile in the Netherlands. Here he is (2nd from left) at a station on the Belgian-Dutch border, where he takes leave of his entourage.
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Headline: Renunciation to the throne of the Crown Prince, 1918Date: 01.12.1918Image text: Abdication certificate of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294204Renunciation to the throne of the Crown Prince, 1918Abdication certificate of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.
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Headline: Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: At Potsdamer Platz local residents wait for the funeral procession to pay tribute to the fallen revolutionaries.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294211Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918At Potsdamer Platz local residents wait for the funeral procession to pay tribute to the fallen revolutionaries.
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Headline: Address of the Kronprinzen-Palais after the declaration of the Republic, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: A member of the new government holds a speech in front of the ramp of the Kronprinzen-Palais in Berlin, shortly after Philipp Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic, in which he informed the crowd of the events.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00015853Address of the Kronprinzen-Palais after the declaration of the Republic, 1918A member of the new government holds a speech in front of the ramp of the Kronprinzen-Palais in Berlin, shortly after Philipp Scheidemann has proclaimed the Republic, in which he informed the crowd of the events.
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Headline: Speaker in front of the Berlin Palace, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: A speaker talks on an ambulance in front of the royal palace after the proclamation of the Republic.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00030418Speaker in front of the Berlin Palace, 1918A speaker talks on an ambulance in front of the royal palace after the proclamation of the Republic.
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Headline: Speech of a Spartacist, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: A Spartacus member on a car talking to supporters of the federation in the Tiergarten Berlin.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294185Speech of a Spartacist, 1918A Spartacus member on a car talking to supporters of the federation in the Tiergarten Berlin.
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Headline: Destroyed monarchical symbols in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: After the news of the abdication of the emperor, the proclamation of the Republic and the Germany-wide unrests, Berliners have mounted a crown in the Victory Boulevard in the Tiergarten.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00102224Destroyed monarchical symbols in Berlin, 1918After the news of the abdication of the emperor, the proclamation of the Republic and the Germany-wide unrests, Berliners have mounted a crown in the Victory Boulevard in the Tiergarten.
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Headline: Crowd at the Lustgarten during the days of the revolution in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Members of the Workers and Soldiers Council at the corner of Lustgarten / Schlossfreiheit keep the crowd away from the City Palace. In the background, the Zeughaus.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294201Crowd at the Lustgarten during the days of the revolution in Berlin, 1918Members of the Workers and Soldiers Council at the corner of Lustgarten / Schlossfreiheit keep the crowd away from the City Palace. In the background, the Zeughaus.
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Headline: Demonstration of German workers by Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Sailors and workers of the Deutsche Waffenfabrik march through the streets of Berlin in November 1918. A worker holds a sign with the name of the factory, a sailor holds a red flag.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294158Demonstration of German workers by Berlin, 1918Sailors and workers of the Deutsche Waffenfabrik march through the streets of Berlin in November 1918. A worker holds a sign with the name of the factory, a sailor holds a red flag.
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Headline: Mass rally at the Bismarck Memorial in Berlin, 1918Date: 10.11.1918Image text: On 10 November 1918, a day after the proclamation of the Republic, takes place a demonstration on the Koenigsplatz. In the background the Victory Column is to be seen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294199Mass rally at the Bismarck Memorial in Berlin, 1918On 10 November 1918, a day after the proclamation of the Republic, takes place a demonstration on the Koenigsplatz. In the background the Victory Column is to be seen.
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Headline: Leaflet of the Frankfurter Soldatenrat (Frankfurt Soldiers' Council), 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: On a leaflet, the Frankfurt Soldiers' Council shares the guidelines of the planned future action.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294160Leaflet of the Frankfurter Soldatenrat (Frankfurt Soldiers' Council), 1918On a leaflet, the Frankfurt Soldiers' Council shares the guidelines of the planned future action.
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Headline: Call of the Workers'- and Soldiers' Council in Wilhelmshaven, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: One of the first posters of the Workers'- and Soldiers' Council which was formed in Wilhelmshaven after the Revolution. In a call, all men and women are invited to attend a mass meeting at the Grodenschul square at Elisenlust behind the Sea Battalion barrack.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00030424Call of the Workers'- and Soldiers' Council in Wilhelmshaven, 1918One of the first posters of the Workers'- and Soldiers' Council which was formed in Wilhelmshaven after the Revolution. In a call, all men and women are invited to attend a mass meeting at the Grodenschul square at Elisenlust behind the Sea Battalion barrack.
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Headline: Revolutionaries during the November Revolution in Munich, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Cheering Republican soldiers in front of the Mathaeserbraeu in the Bayerstrasse, the seat of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council.Photo: ScherlImage number: 02354043Revolutionaries during the November Revolution in Munich, 1918Cheering Republican soldiers in front of the Mathaeserbraeu in the Bayerstrasse, the seat of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council.
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Headline: Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: On the boulevard Unter den Linden / corner Friedrichstrasse march USPD affiliated sailors, soldiers and workers.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294177Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918On the boulevard Unter den Linden / corner Friedrichstrasse march USPD affiliated sailors, soldiers and workers.
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Headline: Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.12.1918Image text: Armed sailors, workers, and soldiers march through the streets of Berlin. During the winter months there were frequent clashes between right-wing Freikorps and government-loyal soldiers on one side, and left-wing workers, soldiers and sailors on the other side.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294294Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918Armed sailors, workers, and soldiers march through the streets of Berlin. During the winter months there were frequent clashes between right-wing Freikorps and government-loyal soldiers on one side, and left-wing workers, soldiers and sailors on the other side.
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Headline: Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: S sailor with the red flag marches at the head of a group of revolutionariesPhoto: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294159Revolutionaries in Berlin, 1918S sailor with the red flag marches at the head of a group of revolutionaries
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Headline: November Revolution in Berlin, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: A truck with armed revolutionaries and sailors during the revolution in front of the Berlin palace.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00063575November Revolution in Berlin, 1918A truck with armed revolutionaries and sailors during the revolution in front of the Berlin palace.
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Headline: Hoisting of the red flag at the Bremen Town Hall, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: After the deposition of the Senate and of the Buergerschaft the workers' and soldiers' council hoists the Red flag at the City Hall. The First Chairman Henke makes a speech.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072397Hoisting of the red flag at the Bremen Town Hall, 1918After the deposition of the Senate and of the Buergerschaft the workers' and soldiers' council hoists the Red flag at the City Hall. The First Chairman Henke makes a speech.
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Headline: People's assembly in front of the Berlin Cathedral, 1918Date: 10.11.1918Image text: On 10 November 1918 took place a demonstration in the Lustgarten. In the background the equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm II.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294198People's assembly in front of the Berlin Cathedral, 1918On 10 November 1918 took place a demonstration in the Lustgarten. In the background the equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm II.
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Headline: Karl Liebknecht giving a speech at the funeral for victims of the November Revolution, Berlin, 20 November 1918 (b/w photo)Date: 20.11.1918Image text: German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany,Photo: ScherlImage number: 00032555Karl Liebknecht giving a speech at the funeral for victims of the November Revolution, Berlin, 20 November 1918 (b/w photo)German socialist and a co-founder of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany,
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Headline: Wreath arrangement on the Tempelhofer field in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.12.1918Image text: Before the burial of the victims of the November Revolution in the Friedhof der Maerzgefallenen, soldiers and sailors lay wreaths on the Tempelhofer field. Thousands of people attend the ceremony. Above all, workers have come, it is recognizable by the signs.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294215Wreath arrangement on the Tempelhofer field in Berlin, 1918Before the burial of the victims of the November Revolution in the Friedhof der Maerzgefallenen, soldiers and sailors lay wreaths on the Tempelhofer field. Thousands of people attend the ceremony. Above all, workers have come, it is recognizable by the signs.
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Headline: Funeral of the sailors killed during the mutiny in Kiel, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: At a funeral procession, the marines killed in the Marine's Mutiny on the 3rd of November 1918 were buried.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00015857Funeral of the sailors killed during the mutiny in Kiel, 1918At a funeral procession, the marines killed in the Marine's Mutiny on the 3rd of November 1918 were buried.
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Headline: Burial of the victims of the November Revolution in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: At the burial of the victims of the November Revolution at Tempelhof field, thousands of people are paying their respects to the dead. First of all workers have appeared, recognizable by the placards with the inscriptions "AEG-Werke", "Proletarian", "Arbeiterjugend Berlin" and "Rumpler-Werke".Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294213Burial of the victims of the November Revolution in Berlin, 1918At the burial of the victims of the November Revolution at Tempelhof field, thousands of people are paying their respects to the dead. First of all workers have appeared, recognizable by the placards with the inscriptions "AEG-Werke", "Proletarian", "Arbeiterjugend Berlin" and "Rumpler-Werke".
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Headline: Salute for the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: While the coffins of the fallen revolutionaries pass by the Neue Wache, soldiers fire a salute.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294212Salute for the victims of the November Revolution, 1918While the coffins of the fallen revolutionaries pass by the Neue Wache, soldiers fire a salute.
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Headline: Speech of Richard Muellers, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: The chairman of the Executive Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Council (Vollzugsrat) Richard Mueller gives a speech at the funeral of the victims of the November Revolution.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294209Speech of Richard Muellers, 1918The chairman of the Executive Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Council (Vollzugsrat) Richard Mueller gives a speech at the funeral of the victims of the November Revolution.
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Headline: Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Countless people attend the funeral procession at Potsdamer Platz to pay their respects to the fallen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294210Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Countless people attend the funeral procession at Potsdamer Platz to pay their respects to the fallen.
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Headline: Viewing of coffins, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: The coffins of the fallen revolutionaries was solemnly laid on a pedestal before the burial. Previously, the chairman of the Executive Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Council (Vollzugsrat) Richard Mueller gave a speech.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294208Viewing of coffins, 1918The coffins of the fallen revolutionaries was solemnly laid on a pedestal before the burial. Previously, the chairman of the Executive Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Council (Vollzugsrat) Richard Mueller gave a speech.
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Headline: Funeral procession for the victims of the Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Funeral procession of the fallen November revolutionaries in front of the Berlin Cathedral. In addition to the military honors, the civilian population also expresses their respect.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294207Funeral procession for the victims of the Revolution, 1918Funeral procession of the fallen November revolutionaries in front of the Berlin Cathedral. In addition to the military honors, the civilian population also expresses their respect.
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Headline: Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Countless people attend the funeral procession through the Schlossfreiheit to pay their respect to the fallen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294214Funeral procession of the victims of the November Revolution, 1918Countless people attend the funeral procession through the Schlossfreiheit to pay their respect to the fallen.
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Headline: Funeral procession for the victims of the Revolution, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: The funeral procession of the fallen November revolutionaries, here at Leipziger Platz. On the right is the Palast Hotel.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00294206Funeral procession for the victims of the Revolution, 1918The funeral procession of the fallen November revolutionaries, here at Leipziger Platz. On the right is the Palast Hotel.
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Headline: Appeal at the time of the mutiny of the German High Seas Fleet in the First World War, 1918Date: 01.01.1918Image text: Appeal to the mutinous sailors of the High Seas Fleet, signed by Chancellor Prince Max von Baden, Philipp Scheidemann and Ritter von Mann.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00165724Appeal at the time of the mutiny of the German High Seas Fleet in the First World War, 1918Appeal to the mutinous sailors of the High Seas Fleet, signed by Chancellor Prince Max von Baden, Philipp Scheidemann and Ritter von Mann.
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Headline: Demonstrators at the beginning of the November Revolution, 1918Date: 09.11.1918Image text: On November 9, 1918 the people of Berlin demonstrated on Unter den Linden. Sailors in Kiel had been revolting against the imperial regime and the continuation of combat since November 4th.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00058083Demonstrators at the beginning of the November Revolution, 1918On November 9, 1918 the people of Berlin demonstrated on Unter den Linden. Sailors in Kiel had been revolting against the imperial regime and the continuation of combat since November 4th.
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Headline: Marshal of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Armed men keep away the crowd from the City Palace in Berlin on behalf of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00072403Marshal of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council in Berlin, 1918Armed men keep away the crowd from the City Palace in Berlin on behalf of the Workers' and Soldiers' Council.
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Headline: Revolutionary soldiers distribute flyers in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Revolutionary soldiers distribute leaflets to the population in front of a truck.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00030419Revolutionary soldiers distribute flyers in Berlin, 1918Revolutionary soldiers distribute leaflets to the population in front of a truck.
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Headline: Freikorp soldiers in Braunschweig, 1919Date: 17.04.1919Image text: Government-loyal soldiers of the Freikorps Maercker parade on the Loewenwall in Braunschweig. As the proclamation of the Soviet Republic of Brunswick was closing, the national government began to restore power in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00294327Freikorp soldiers in Braunschweig, 1919Government-loyal soldiers of the Freikorps Maercker parade on the Loewenwall in Braunschweig. As the proclamation of the Soviet Republic of Brunswick was closing, the national government began to restore power in Berlin.
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Headline: Guards during the November Revolution in Belin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: Revolutionary German soldiers as guards in Berlin. They are armed with K98 Mauser guns and a Maschinengewehr 08.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00063577Guards during the November Revolution in Belin, 1918Revolutionary German soldiers as guards in Berlin. They are armed with K98 Mauser guns and a Maschinengewehr 08.
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Headline: Revolutionary soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: November Revolution in Germany in 1918: William II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, goes into exile in Holland. The Reich Chancellor will be the Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert. Throughout the empire were created workers and soldiers councils to take over the local power.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00007612Revolutionary soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, 1918November Revolution in Germany in 1918: William II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, goes into exile in Holland. The Reich Chancellor will be the Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert. Throughout the empire were created workers and soldiers councils to take over the local power.
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Headline: Demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate, 1918Date: 01.11.1918Image text: A demonstration of revolutionary followers Unter den Linden in Berlin.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00030672Demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate, 1918A demonstration of revolutionary followers Unter den Linden in Berlin.
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