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Also Known As German Republic
Date August 11, 1919 - January 30, 1933

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A black and white photograph depicting the signing of the World War I Armistice inside a railway car. From left, the figures are Ernst Vanselow, Alfred von Oberndorff, and Detlev von Winterfeldt. Seated second from the right is John Arthur Ransome Marriott. Standing opposite the German delegation is French Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Other Allied and German military personnel stand behind the principa
Wilhelm Groener
Portrait of Rosa Luxemburg wearing a light blouse, looking toward the camera with a neutral expression against a plain background.
Karl Liebknecht
Karl Liebknecht, wearing a private's military uniform and cap, walks purposefully down a city street lined with buildings during World War I.
Friedrich Ebert seated at a table, wearing a dark suit and looking toward the camera with a serious expression.
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Key People

Gustav Stresemann
Gustav Stresemann
chancellor of Germany
Friedrich Ebert, c. 1924.
Friedrich Ebert
president of Weimar Republic
Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
president of Weimar Republic
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Carl Schmitt
German jurist and political theorist
Franz von Papen
Franz von Papen
German statesman
Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau
German statesman
Heinrich Brüning
Heinrich Brüning
German statesman
Hans Luther
Hans Luther
German statesman
Wilhelm Cuno
Wilhelm Cuno
German chancellor
Wolfgang Kapp
Wolfgang Kapp
Prussian politician
Wilhelm Groener
Wilhelm Groener
German general and politician
Joseph Wirth
Joseph Wirth
chancellor of Germany
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Hermann Müller
chancellor of Germany
Neurath, Konstantin, baron von
Konstantin, baron von Neurath
German official
Kurt von Schleicher
Kurt von Schleicher
German army officer
Gustav Noske
Gustav Noske
German politician
Gustav Radbruch, 1902.
Gustav Radbruch
German jurist
Gustav Bauer
Gustav Bauer
chancellor of Germany
Carl Severing
Carl Severing
German politician
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Eduard Heinrich David
German politician