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The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The Freikorps Faupel-Goerlitz marched ceremoniously into the city through the Ludwigstrasse in the direction Feldherrnhalle after the reconquest of Munich by government groups at the beginning of May. On the right of the horse sits the commander of the corps, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilhelm Faupel. On the left, the Prussian Lieutenant-General Friedrich von Friedeburg (in light coat) greets him.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

A gun mounted on a truck of the government troops under the Sendlingertor during the reconquest of Munich at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Scene of the hostage murder in the Luitpold gymnasium in Munich. Ten government soldiers were shot by Red Guard on this place in the backyard of the building on April 30.

Soviet republic in Bavaria

Soviet republic in Bavaria, Bavarian, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The funeral procession of two of the ten governmental soldiers, whose execution by the Red Guard on 30 April was described as hostage murder.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Cellar of the Munich Luitpold Gymnasium, where ten governmental soldiers were imprisoned by supporters of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Their murder by a firing squad of Red Guards on April 30 has been designated as a hostage murder.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Picture of a barricade built of beer barrels at the Gaertnerplatz in the center of Munich. The men of the militia are using the barrels as a table for their snack.

Revolution in Bavaria, 1918

The billposting of the Bavarian government under Kurt Eisner, that warned the Munich population of turmoil and riots, and the instruction to security troops to use their guns, was published on December 7.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

During the reconquest of Munich government troops destroyed the roof timbering of the Mathaeserbraeu in Kaufingerstrasse, the headquarters of the supporters of the Soviet Republic.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The picture shows among others Ernst Toller (seated, far left) and Ernst Niekisch (right next to Toller), supporters of the Soviet Republic captured by Freikorps members during the reconquest of Munich, here in the camp Niederschoenefeld.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

During the reconquest of Munich by Freikorps units at the beginning of May many shop windows were broken, here the "Cigarren-Haus Kopp", with several shot holes.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The fight for Munich between Freikorps units and the Communists at the beginning of May destroyed the roof of the Mathaeserbraeu in the Kaufingerstrasse, the headquarters of the supporters of the Bavarian Soviet Republic.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Entrance of a house destroyed by mines during the reconquest of Munich by Freikorp units at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

View of the shattered shop windows of Carl Lipp's business "Oefen & Herde" in Munich's inner city, destroyed during the fights between Freikorps units and Communists at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Interior view of the kiosks at Stachus (Karlsplatz) destroyed during the reconquest of Munich by Freikorps units at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

A crowd at the Stachus in front of the Kontorhaus at the time of the Soviet Republic of Munich.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

After the reconquest of Munich by Freikorps units, the population inspects the artillery hits on an advertising column at Stachus (Karlsplatz).

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

In the reconquest of Munich at the beginning of May the Freikorps used artillery as well. The picture shows the tower of the Church of St. Matthew (Matthaeuskirche) at Stachus (Karlsplatz), that was hit by artillery attacks.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

View of the kiosk at Stachus (Karlsplatz) in the inner city, which caught fire after an artillery hit during the last fights for Munich between supporters of the Soviet Republic and Freikorps units at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The kiosk at Stachus (Karlsplatz) in the inner city, which caught fire after an artillery hit during the last fights for Munich between supporters of the Soviet Republic and Freikorps units at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Troops of a Freikorps unit with French steel helmets are standing in front of the Munich Army Museum after the reconquest of the city.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The city center of Munich during the reconquest by Freikorps and government troops. In the background is the burning kiosk at Stachus (Karlsplatz). Photo: Heinrich Hoffmann

Panel with secret signs, 1919

Secret signs of the Communists, that were written on houses with chalk during the Bavarian Soviet Republic.

Cellar of the Luitpold Gymnasium, 1919

In this cellar at the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich, ten government soldiers were imprisoned. Their assassination by followers of the Soviet Republic on April 30 became known as a hostage murder.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

During the last fights for Munich between Freikorps units and supporters of the Soviet Republic or Spartacists at the beginning of May, the kiosk at Stachus (Karlsplatz) was set on fire. Probably a retouching.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

During the entrance of the Freikorps a white flag is hoisted by the revolutionaries or Spartacists on a building in the Maximilianstrasse in Munich. In the foreground, barbed-wire barriers.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

In early May, during the reconquest of Munich by government troops the roof timbering of the Mathaeserbraeu in Kaufingerstrasse, the headquarters of the revolutionary movement of the Soviet Republic, was set on fire.

Soviet republic in Bavaria

Soviet republic in Bavaria, Bavarian, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

View of the top floor of the Mathaeserbraeu in Kaufingerstrasse, the headquarters of the revolutionary movement, that was set on fire with mines during the reconquest of Munich by Freikorps units.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

Destroyed cinema with broken glass windows in the Goethestrasse after the reconquest of Munich by government troops and Freikorps units at the beginning of May.

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The picture shows the damaged kiosk at the Munich Stachus (Karlsplatz), after being set on fire during the reconquest of Munich by government forces and Freikorps units.

View of the hiding place of Ernst Tollers, 1919

After the end of the Soviet Republic in Bavaria, the writer Ernst Toller fled from the terror of white troops and hid in a chamber in the Schwabing painting studio of Johannes Reichel, where he was arrested on 4 June 1919. The picture shows the open tapet door, the joints of which had been hidden with pictures hung over it and behind which Toller sought refuge.

People's Court of the Munich Hostages Trial, 1919

On April 30, 1919 ten members of the government forces were killed in the Luitpold Gymnasium by supporters of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. In September the killers were brought to the people's court of Munich and sentenced to prison terms or death. The picture shows the judges' committee of the trial (from left): clerk, lay judge Leonhard Beck, lay judge Gustav Fischer, District Court Councillor Heinz, chairman of the Higher Regional Court Aull, Circuit Judge Bruckmueller, lay judge Martin Biederer, lay judge Gebhard Christian, prosecutor Hoffmann, court usher.

Painting by Heinrich Ehmsen, 1920

This painting, which shows the shooting of the police commander and city commander of the Munich Red Army at the time of the Soviet Republic, Rudolf Egelhofer, was painted in 1933 by Heinrich Ehmsen in exile in Moscow from memory. When it was displayed in the exhibition "Munich in the 1920s" in the Stadtmuseum, public protests and clashes took place (undated picture).

The Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The picture shows the court of Munich Luitpold Gymnasium. There, ten prisoners of the Thule Society had been shot by revolutionaries in the last days of the Munich Soviet Republic, the so-called hostage murder. Before the trial of the murderers in September, a memorial plaque was mounted at the place of the incident, bearing the names of the executed.

Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The picture shows a building damaged by a hit in Augsburg after the occupation by government troops on Easter 1919 (called "bloody Easter" by the Augsburgs). Residents watch the photographer from their windows.

Takeover by the Workers and Soldiers Council in Bavaria, 1918

During the first revolutionary weeks, a security commander in Munich makes sure to prevent looting and riots.

Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The picture shows the "Kolonial" delicatessen shop damaged by a hit at the crossroads of Mittlerer Lech and Barfuesserstrasse after the capture of Ausburg by government troops on Easter 1919 (called "bloody Easter"). In front of it, civilians and soldiers, as well as a member of the Red Cross are posing for a picture. A coat of arms on the left wall of the building bears the inscription "Kgl. Notariat Augsburg I"

Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

A billposting during the Bavarian Soviet Republic, which informs the workers of Munich about the protection of the "Muenchner Aktuelles Nachrichten" ("Latest news of Munich") by the Central Council of the Government, decided on 22 February 1919 by the Central Council.

Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919

The commander-in-chief of the Munich Red Army Rudolf Egelhofer (in the Mercedes) with his armed guards at the Siegestor in the Ludwigstrasse. Photo taken in spring 1919.

Soviet Republic in Bavaria

Soviet Republic in Bavaria: state constitution, adopted on 05.01.1919. From a billposting in the Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten.

Commemoration ceremony for Kurt Eisner, 1988

As a reminder, Munich's Third Mayor Klaus Hahnzog (left to right), Bertl Loercher from the Archiv der Muenchner Arbeiterbewegung and DGB Regional Chairman Jakob Deffner (at the microphone) plant red carnations and roses on the restored memorial stone for the victims of the 1918-19 revolution in the Ostfriedhof.