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Return of the troops

Return of the troops after the First World War, 1918

Returning frontline troops march through the government quarter in Berlin and are welcomed by the population.

German soldiers march through a French city, 1918

French flags already hang in the windows while returning German soldiers march through a French city.

Retreat and return of the front-line troops, 1918

After the capitulation, German troops return to their homeland. Here a convoy crossing the Rhine in Koblenz.

Retreat and return of the front-line troops, 1918

A column of returning soldiers crosses the Rhine near Neuwied.

Returning soldiers from the Alsace cross the Rhine, 1918

After the armistice, the Germans troops march back from the frontline to the Reich. Here, German troops from the Alsace cross the Rhine at Cologne with a marching band leading the way.

German soldiers leave the Left of Rhine in Cologne, 1918

The last German soldiers leave the demilitarized Rhineland through a bridge in Cologne. A guard of the Soldiers Council distributes flyers to the passing soldiers.

German soldiers leave the Left of Rhine in Cologne, 1918

The last German soldiers leave the demilitarized Rhineland via the Rhine bridge in Cologne.

Returning soldiers on the Rheinbruecke in Cologne, 1918

Returning soldiers are greeted by civilians on the bridge over the Rhine in Cologne. After the armistice agreement of Compiegne, the Left of Rhine region became a demilitarized zone.

Returning soldiers cross the Rhine at Cologne, 1918

After the armistice, the Germans troops march back from the frontline to the Reich. Here they just cross the Rhine at Cologne. In the background is the Cologne Cathedral (right) and the Church of St. Martin.

Homecoming front-line soldiers in Berlin, 1918

In the autumn of 1918, homecoming troops move through the Brandenburg Gate at a parade.

Troops return home after WWI, 1918

After WWI the 37th infantry division returns to Berlin.

Homecoming front-line soldiers in Berlin, 1918

In the autumn of 1918, homecoming troops move through the Brandenburg Gate at a parade and are welcomed by the population.

Returning Guards in front of the Brandenburg Gate, 1918

After the armistice, the Germans troops march back from the frontline to the Reich. Here one sees the arrival of the Guards at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, who are decorated with leaves.

Entry of the Hunter Division in Berlin, 1918

A returning hunter division marches through the Brandenburg Gate after the end of the First World War.

Friedrich Ebert, Adolf Wermuth and Arnold Lequis welcome the troops in Berlin, 1918

Welcoming of the returning Germans from the front of the returning soldiers at the Pariser Square. On the platform from left: Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the people's representatives Friedrich Ebert (SPD), General Arnold Lequis and the Berlin Mayor Adolf Wermuth.

Troups marching back and returning home

Troups marching back and returning home, German Revolution of 1918-1919, Germany

Friedrich Ebert, Adolf Wermuth and Arnold Lequis welcome the troops in Berlin, 1918

The German Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the people's representatives Friedrich Ebert (SPD), welcome the returning German front soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate. Behind him is the mayor of Berlin, Adolf Wermuth. Next to Ebert: General Arnold Lequis.

Returning frontline soldiers in Berlin, 1918

On 10 December the returning troops cross the Brandenburg Gate in a parade and are welcomed by the population.

Welcome of homecoming soldiers in Berlin, 1918

The population welcomes soldiers returning from war with flags and decorated house facades in Berlin's government district.

Berlin welcomes homecoming soldiers, 1918

After the armistice agreement of Compiegne, the German soldiers return home. Here a regiment is received by the population of Berlin.

Returning soldiers in Cologne, 1918

The population of Cologne welcomes the soldiers coming home. These march with the flags of their regiments through the streets of the city.

Dissolution of the regiments in Hamburg, 1918

Regiments cede their flags before their dissolution in front of the City Hall of Hamburg. On the left is the Kaiser-Wilhelm-I monument, on the right the church tower of the St. Peter's Church.

Return of the soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate, 1918

A passer-by puts a wreath around the neck of a soldier coming from the war. He belongs to the 37th Infantry Division, which, after the armistice of Compiegne, gave up its position on the Western Front to march back to Germany.

Returning German soldiers in front of the Brandenburg Gate, 1918

Returning soldiers march through the decorated Brandenburg Gate in Berlin while they are cheered by the civilian population.

Reception of returning soldiers in Berlin, 1918

The inhabitants of Berlin-Charlottenburg welcome and accompany the arriving soldiers with black-white-red flags. The arriving soldiers are most likely parts of the Regiment Kaiserin Elisabeth.

Reception of returning soldiers in Berlin, 1918

The inhabitants of Berlin-Charlottenburg welcome and accompany the arriving soldiers with black-white-red flags. The arriving soldiers are most likely parts of the Regiment Kaiserin Elisabeth.

Festively decorated streets in Berlin in honor of the homecoming soldiers, 1918

The streets of Berlin-Charlottenburg are decorated in honor of the returning soldiers of the regiment "Kaiserin Elisabeth".

Constantin Fehrenbach before the French Embassy, ??1918

The Reichstag President and later Reich Chancellor Constantin Fehrenbach ( left of the column) in front of the French embassy in Berlin. The occasion was the return of soldiers from the First World War.

Returning soldiers in Cologne, 1918

The contemporary drawing by Hans W. Schmidt depicts the arrival of returning soldiers in the inner city of Cologne.

Leaflet for the returning soldiers, 1918

A leaflet, written and issued by the Soldiers' Council, welcomes the returning soldiers and asks for an orderly demobilization.

Leaflet of the Frankfurter Soldatenrat (Frankfurt Soldiers' Council), 1918

On a leaflet, the Frankfurt Soldiers' Council shares the guidelines of the planned future action.

To the returning soldiers, 1918

Letter of welcome of the Council of the People's Deputies for soldiers returning from the war.

Returning soldiers in Berlin, 1918

Returning German soldiers wait at Friedrichstrasse station in Berlin.

Returning soldiers in Berlin, 1918

Returning German soldiers and former prisoners of war dominate the street scene at the beginning of the Weimar Republic. Here, returnees get in a streetcar.

Soldiers in front of a district command in Cologne, 1918

Soldiers are waiting at the entrance of the District Command in Cologne to collect their military discharge.

Retreat and returning home of the front-line troops, handing off weapons in Berlin, 1918

Soldiers hand off their weapons after the return march to Berlin, before the dissolution of their troops and their demobilization, here at the Alexander Barracks. At the same time civilians are bringing back weapons after the end of the riots in Berlin. Retreat and returning home of the frontline troops, November revolution 1918-1919, Germany.

Homecoming soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin, 1918

After arriving in Berlin two war returnees look at Christmas decorations at a booth on a Christmas market in Berlin.

Returning soldier with family, 1918

A soldier returning from war with his family.

Hospice for freed German prisoners of war, 1919

Former German prisoners of war find a temporary place to stay in a discharge home in Oranienstrasse in Berlin. On this photo the returned soldiers are in the dining room.

Hospice for freed German prisoners of war, 1919

Former German prisoners of war find a temporary place to stay in a discharge home in Oranienstrasse in Berlin. On this photo the returned soldiers are in the dining room.

Hospice for freed German prisoners of war, 1919

Former German prisoners of war find a temporary place to stay in a discharge home in Oranienstrasse in Berlin. On this photo the returned soldiers are in the reading room.

Demobilization of the German navy, 1918

English and American battleships in the Hamburg harbour. Theywere sent to monitor the demobilisation and disarmament of the German navy.

Dismantling of a German ammunitions car, 1919

Army gear is remodeled into agricultural and industrial goods in the armaments factory of the army in Spandau. Here workers dismantle an ammunition car.