German Revolution (The 19th Century Wars) | ||||||||
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Part of The Total war of the 19th century | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Federalist rebels | The kingdom of Germany | Communists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Edvard Henrik | Frederic Augustus | Manfred Von Richthofen | ||||||
Units involved | ||||||||
Freikorps
Volksmarine division |
Reichswehr
Imperial German army |
Spartacus league | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
550,000 | 130.000 | 12.000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
100,000 wounded
12,000 Killed |
200.000 Total
100.000 Wounded 100.000 killed |
9.000 killed |
The German revolution also known as the German civil war was a Short conflict lasting only a week it was started when the Germanic armies led a coup d'etat against the German monarchy for leading the German States into a disastrous war with the french and Americans the Federalist rebels gained a lot of public support and the war started when the rebels attacked Munich the German capital the German loyalist were greatly outnumbered fought a bloody battle to keep control of the city but were soon defeated the German monarch was force to flee to Berlin and the rebels used the captured land to formed the Federal republic of Germany meanwhile in Berlin a communist movement began led by general Manfred Von Richthofen who lost all faith in the kingdom of Germany and attempted a coup but his army was destroyed by the larger and better trained imperial German army and he was executed for treason the newly found Federal German army marched on to Berlin where the imperial German army made a last stand but were eventually defeated and the German monarchy was exiled.