Munich under the Soviet government (1910-1919)

Footage №65538, 2 parts, Duration: 0:12:56 B/W

Reel №1

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Germany.

Poster calling for a general strike.

Troops of the revolutionary Red Army at the main train station in Munich.

Revolutionary soldiers on the streets.

A car.

Revolutionary units in the area between Munich and Dechau.

Groups of revolutionary soldiers.

Red cavalry.

Artillery in combat positions.

Delivery of the wounded to the medical center.

Posters announcing the end of the general strike on April 22, 1919. Mass demonstrations of workers on the streets of Munich.

Demonstrators with posters and banners.

Cars.

Entry of government troops into Munich.

Preparation of revolutionaries for street fighting.

Caption about heavy fighting between units of the Red Army and government troops.

The fire of the Stachus kiosk in the city center, which arose as a result of shelling of the center by government troops.

Ditto: night shooting

Keywords

Germany, strike, demonstration, soldiers, troops, State, symbolism, cars, Red Army, fire

Reel №2

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Germany.

Fire at the Matthäus brewery.

Burning building.

Firefighters extinguish the fire.

Streets of Munich.

Fire engine.

Extinguishing the fire.

Smoke.

Mass arrests of revolutionaries.

Revolutionaries in the courtyard of a building.

Government troops entering Munich.

Troops marching through the streets.

A jubilant crowd greets them.

Passage of infantry, artillery.

View of the damaged Matthäus church.

A tree knocked down by a shell.

A broken shop window.

A damaged building opposite the train station.

The Palace of Justice building, badly damaged by shelling

Keywords

Germany, fire, fire protection, revolution, troops, artillery, church, destruction, State, institutions

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