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A Historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918-1933. C. Paul Vincent.
A Historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918-1933. C. Paul Vincent.
Workers and Soldiers Councils — (Arbeiter und Soldatenräte) Inspired by the slogan all power to the councils ( Alle Macht den Raten ), Germany s council system was launched on 3 November 1918 by mutinous sailors in Kiel. Gaining greater support from the Revolutionary Shop… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils — (Rate kongress) Held at the request of the USPD, the first and most significant General Congress of German Workers and Soldiers Councils met in the Prussian Abgeordnetenhaus from 16 to 21 December 1918. Elections to the event, held in late… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Soldiers' Councils — See Workers and Soldiers Councils … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
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