Scheidemann proclaiming the Republic in front of the Reichstag (4688558376)
Summary
Declaration of the German Republic, 9 November 1918. A crowd gathered outside the Reichstag or German parliament building in Berlin. The crowd is predominantly male with a large percentage of military, but there are some women. According to the original caption they are listening to the declaration of Germany as a republic.
Philipp Scheidemann (1865-1939) proclaimed the German Republic on 9 November 1918 and forced the abdication of the Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941).
[Original reads: 'No. IA/57575. Scheidemann proclaiming the Republic in front of the Reichstag.']
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1918 events at the reichstag building
black and white photographs of world war i
crowds
exterior of the reichstag building
november 1918 in berlin tiergarten
philipp scheidemann
photographic prints
photographs by national library of scotland
proclamation of the republic in germany
revolutionaries
wwi
british troops
Date
1918
Source
National Library of Scotland
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Public Domain