Kurt Tucholsky – Writer, Satirist, and Opponent of National Socialism
Kurt Tucholsky (9 January 1890 – 21 December 1935) was one of the most influential…
Political Persecution in the Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
Weimar Republic
Political justice, show trials, state of emergency measures, and the crisis of Germany’s first democracy
The Weimar Republic (1918–1933) was Germany’s first democracy, continuously shaken by political extremism, civil unrest, and attempted coups. A defining feature of this era was a heavily biased judicial system that punished left wing uprisings harshly while granting leniency to right wing political violence. This section examines the mechanisms of political justice, political assassinations, the frequent declaration of emergency decrees, and the gradual collapse of democratic institutions.
The Persecution of Clara Zetkin: State Surveillance and Political Justice in the Weimar Republic
While official historical narratives frequently celebrate the Weimar Republic as a progressive, golden era of…
Rosa Luxemburg: The “Red Rosa” in the Mills of Imperial Justice
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) was one of the most influential leaders of the international labor movement.…
The Preußenschlag of July 20, 1932: Crushing the Rule of Law in the Name of Order – Will History Repeat Itself with an AfD Government in Saxony-Anhalt?
On July 20, 1932, Reich Chancellor Franz von Papen, backed by Reich President Paul von…
The Organisation Consul: Shadow Networks, Political Assassinations, and Judicial Complicity in the Weimar Republic
The history of the Weimar Republic is often romanticized as a brief, shining moment of…
The Black Reichswehr: The Illegal Shadow State and Its Trail of Blood – Reception in the Television Series “Babylon Berlin”
Following the defeat in the First World War, the 1919 Treaty of Versailles imposed severe…
Between Ecstasy, Rearmament, and Repression: How Much Truth Is in “Babylon Berlin”?
The impressive backdrop of late 1920s Berlin fascinates millions: In the major German TV production…
Matthias Erzberger: The Murdered Pioneer of Democracy – Marked for Death by the Organisation Consul for the Armistice of Compiègne
Matthias Erzberger was one of the most prominent and controversial politicians of the German transition…
The Feme Murders: Vigilante Terror, Subversive Networks, and Judicial Impunity in the Weimar Republic
The early years of the Weimar Republic were plagued not only by overt political putsches…
Karl Liebknecht: The Lone Voice Against War and State Repression
In the historical section of politischeverfolgung.de, we look back at a key figure of political…