Mansion destroyed by Communists, 1920

The mansion of Oberstabsarzt (Chief Physician) Dr. Evers in Eisleben that was destroyed with dynamite by the Communists. 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 Devastation Dispersed Dynamite Eisleben Evers Fatalities Gaffer Hettstedt Insurrection Marches Onlookers Passers-by Regular Revolt Shipyards Turmoil

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