Würzburg Soviet Republic

The Würzburg Soviet Republic was an unrecognised, short-lived state, existing for just 3 days in April 1919.[1] It consisted of the Bavarian district of Lower Franconia, Germany. The republic was established amid the German Revolution (after defeat of the German Empire in World War I).

Würzburg Soviet Republic

Würzburg Räterepublik  (German)
1919
Motto: "Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!"
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: Die Internationale
The Internationale
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalWürzburg
Common languagesGerman
GovernmentSoviet republic
People's Commissar/President 
LegislatureSoviet of People’s Representatives
Historical eraWorld War I
• Established
7 April 1919
• Disestablished
9 April
Currency"Papiermark" (ℳ)
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Weimar Republic
Lower Franconia
Weimar Republic
Lower Franconia
Today part of Germany

History

As early as the 3 November, at the very beginning of the November Revolution, the Social Democratic Party member of parliament (later Minister of State) and Würzburg resident Fritz Endres publicly demanded the introduction of the soviet republic. This demand was fulfilled on the 9 November after the monarchy was successfully overthrown in Munich on the night of November 8. Subsequently a workers and soldiers council was created in the city formed, mainly, by representatives of the SDP. Würzburg's city council and the government of Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg bowed to the new conditions demanded by the council. As the economic situation in Würzburg deteriorated in early 1919, supporters of left-wing radicalism gained in influence. The soviet republic was quashed by the military under the II Royal Bavarian Corps.[2]

See also

References
  1. Allan, Mitchell (2015). Revolution in Bavaria, 1918-1919: The Eisner Regime and the Soviet Republic: The Eisner Regime and the Soviet Republic. Princeton University Press. p. 314. ISBN 9781400878802.
  2. "Council Republic of Baiern (1919)". Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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