What the records say
- When
- 13 Jan 1920
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 52.52° N, 13.38° E
- Description
- German event in January 1920
Reichstag Bloodbath
1920 riots against passage of the Works Councils Act in Berlin, Germany
The Reichstag Bloodbath occurred on 13 January 1920 in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin during negotiation by the Weimar National Assembly on the Works Councils Act. The number of people killed and injured is controversial, but it is certainly the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
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