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Bremen Soviet Republic
Origins
After the November revolution of 1918, workers' and soldiers' councils took power in Bremen. On 10 January 1919, after the Spartacist rising in Berlin, left-wing radicals and Communists proclaimed a Soviet Republic, dissolving the city's senate and parliament.
Rule and society
The council government, dominated by Communists and Independent Socialists, controlled the city for less than a month. It faced shortages of money and food, as banks refused credit, and opposition from the middle classes and moderate Social Democrats. Its leaders tried to negotiate with the national government but refused to disarm.
Decline and legacy
On 4 February 1919 the Freikorps Division Gerstenberg, sent by Gustav Noske, stormed Bremen. About 80 people died, and the Soviet Republic ended. Bremen resumed as a city-state within the Weimar Republic.
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