Arrest of communist leaders, 1921

Two Communist leaders are led away by mounted security police officers. On 24.03. the Reich government, in agreement with the Prussian government, declared state of emergency in Saxony. The Communists had called for a general strike In Hamburg and in several places of the province of Saxony. Workers occupied shipyards, factories and railway stations. Demonstration marches were dispersed by the police. The demonstrations had turned into a regular turmoil above all in the cities of Eisleben and Hettstedt. There were street battles with the police. The number of fatalities was close to a hundred

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24.03 Agreement Communists Curious Declared Dispersed Eisleben Fatalities Gaffer Hettstedt Insurrection Marches Onlookers Regular Shipyards Turmoil

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