The German Revolution of 1918

A "Captured British Tank" on the Streets of Germany, 1918

"Someone must become the bloodhound"

- Gustav Noske, Social Democratic Party,

Minister of Defence, Provisional pre-Weimar German Government, 1918

"There are rumors rife that we will go to Germany to do police and rioting duty. I'd rather go home but if your Uncle Samuel needs us in Germany, to Germany we'll go and be as happy as we can. We got in on the last drive and fired up to the last hour and I suppose that is the reason they'll send us if they do.

Shall I bring you some German spoons and tableware or just some plain loot in the form of graft money? I hope they give me Coblenz or Cologne to hold down; there should be a good opportunity for a rising young captain with an itching palm, shouldn't there?" 

- Harry S. Truman, November 15, 1918

German Freikorps Counter-revolutionary Troops on the street in 1920 around the time of the Kapp Pustch.

Note the Swaztikas.