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What was the work of the Freikorps?

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What were the Freikorps?

The "British Freikorps" is a false name given to the "British Free Corps" and is incorrect.The "British Free Corps" was a small unit in the "Waffen SS" made up of prisoners of war.A detailed description and information is available on the link below.____The Freikorps were bands of right-wing mercenaries active in 1919-1920 and later. They fought against Communists and people they thought were Communists.The most notorious was the Marine brigade or Ehrhardt brigade which was also rabidly anti-Jewish.Others were "Freikorps von Oven" Freikorps Görlitz" and "Freikorps Hülsen".Note that in 1813-14 the Freikorps fighting as units of the Prussian army against Napoleonic France were something quite different and perfectly honourable -volunteers who fought without pay and provided their own weapons. The best known was Lützow's Freikorps.


What has the author Cordt von Brandis written?

Cordt von Brandis has written: 'Baltikumer, Schicksal eines Freikorps' -- subject(s): Germany, Germany. Heer. Freikorps von Brandis


Why did Ernst Rohm enjoy being in the Freikorps and the SA?

because he is a fgt


Who was the German army leader who refused to fire upon the freikorps rebels?

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What paramilitary organization did most national socialists come from in the early years of the party?

the Freikorps


Freikorps?

Ex-soldiers in Germany after the First World War who supported right-wing political parties


Were the spartacist a branch of the nazi party?

No. They were German communists. In early 1919, they tried to start a communist revolution in Germany, which failed, in part because right-wing ex-soldiers called Freikorps attacked them. Interestingly, many early members of the Nazi Party were part of the Freikorps.


What did the freikorps want?

The Freikorps were originally just volunteer militias formed before and during the Napoleonic era. Presumably you are referring to the post-World War I Freikorps. They were groups of German war veterans who came back from the war and didn't like how things were. They often fell into believing the "Stab in the back" legend- they believed that communists and socialists had caused Germany to quit the war even though the German Army wasn't defeated (yet- it was definitely on its way to losing). A lot of them were unable to adjust to civilian life after the horrors they had just experienced, so they banded together into these paramilitary groups and fought mainly against communists. Most held right-wing political beliefs, and became valuable members of right-wing political parties, including the Nazi Party especially in its early days (during the Night of the Long Knives in summer 1934, some of the former Freikorps leaders were killed).


Who led the Freikorps in their attempt to overthrow Weimar republic?

The Kapp Putsch took place in Weimar Germany in March 1920. Wolfgang Kapp was a right-wing journalist.


Who is rainer?

Rainer Kriebel was the son of a professional officer Hermann Kriebel , a Freikorps leader of the 1920s, co-organizer of the Hitler putsch of November 8, 1923 NSDAP politician and diplomat .


Who is rainer kriebel?

Rainer Kriebel was the son of a professional officer Hermann Kriebel , a Freikorps leader of the 1920s, co-organizer of the Hitler putsch of November 8, 1923 NSDAP politician and diplomat .


What did World War 1 soldiers do when they left the war?

They generally did what soldiers do whenever a war ends- they went home and tried to make a life themselves, while coping with the horrors of what they experienced during the war. And, like other wars, these soldiers often had a hard time adapting to civilian life and dealing with PTSD (in an era when PTSD was not understood or treated). These people became known as the Lost Generation, and some became famous for their literature, like Eliot, Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Remarque. This was particularly an issue in Germany. Many of the ex-soldiers were unable to find regular work, and wound up joining paramilitary groups called "Freikorps" ("Free Corps"). These groups generally held right-wing political views, so they would fight in the streets against leftists like Communists. The Freikorps were a major factor in defeating the Communists' attempted takeover of Germany in 1919, and many Freikorps members became members of radical right-wing parties, including the young Nazi Party.