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Spartacist uprising

1919 · 20th century · Also known as January uprising

The Spartacist uprising was a general strike and armed rising in Berlin from 5 to 12 January 1919, led by the newly founded Communist Party of Germany and other radicals against the Social Democratic government of Friedrich Ebert. It was crushed by army units and Freikorps sent by Gustav Noske, and the communist leaders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered on 15 January.

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Bremen Soviet Republic

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