100 years ago, a communist general strike lame lame - the darkness spread across the city

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Im August 1923 führten kommunistische Arbeiter in Berlin einen Generalstreik durch, der die gesamte Stadt lahmlegte und buchstäblich das Licht ausging. Die Aktion war gut organisiert und hatte schwerwiegende Auswirkungen auf die Stadt. Sowohl die Gaslaternen auf den Straßen als auch die elektrischen Anschlüsse in den Wohnungen wurden abgestellt, da sowohl die Gaswerke als auch die Elektrizitätswerke durch den Streik betroffen waren. Die Straßenbahnen und ein Großteil der S- und U-Bahnen fuhren nicht mehr. Der Generalstreik wurde von kommunistischen Gewerkschaften ausgerufen, die eine Reihe von Forderungen stellten, darunter einen krisensicheren Mindeststundenlohn, die Beschlagnahmung aller Lebensmittel und die sofortige Anstellung aller …
In August 1923, Communist workers carried out a general strike in Berlin, which paralyzed the entire city and literally went out the light. The campaign was well organized and had a serious impact on the city. Both the gas lanterns on the streets and the electrical connections in the apartments were parked, since both the gas works and the electricity works were affected by the strike. The trams and a large part of the S- and U-Bahnen no longer drove. The general strike was proclaimed by communist unions, which made a number of demands, including a crisis -proof minimum hourly wage, the confiscation of all foods and the immediate employment of all ... (Symbolbild/MB)

In August 1923, communist workers carried out a general strike in Berlin, which paralyzed the entire city and literally went out the light. The campaign was well organized and had a serious impact on the city. Both the gas lanterns on the streets and the electrical connections in the apartments were parked, since both the gas works and the electricity works were affected by the strike. The trams and a large part of the S- and U-Bahnen no longer drove. The general strike was proclaimed by communist unions, which made a number of demands, including a crisis -proof minimum hourly wage, the confiscation of all foods and the immediate employment of all unemployed and war invalids. Her most important demand was the resignation of the Reich government under Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno, who, due to his inability to cope with the economic crisis, was the goal of the demonstrators. The high willingness to strike by the workers was reinforced by the catastrophic economic situation, which was accompanied by a galloping hyperinflation. The prices rose so quickly that a tram ticket now cost 50,000 marks. The government pumped a daily billion marks into the Ruhr area, which was militarily occupied by the French. The food shortage led to looting and unrest throughout Germany. Nevertheless, the general strike actually led to the resignation of Chancellor Cuno and the appointment of Gustav Stresemann as the new Chancellor. Despite the end of the strike, life in Berlin only normalized after a while. It was only in November, when a currency reform was carried out and the Hitler-Putsch failed in Munich, the situation calmed down again for a long time.