Following the Armistice of 1918 that saw the end of fighting and of the Bolshevik revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union, there were many examples of disturbances throughout Germany. Maercker suggested the formation of Freikorps (Free Corps) to suppress these and a number of formations formed themselves, usually around individual army officers. After leaving the Freikorps, Maercker became active in Der Stahlhelm group and was the president of the Saxony chapter.[1] In 1924, Maercker together with Theodor Duesterberg was a leader of the anti-Semitic fraction within the Stahhelm who wanted an "Aryan clause" that would ban Jews from joining the Stahlhelm and expel the current Jewish members.[2] In March 1924, Maercker and Duesterberg got their way and forced Franz Seldte to adopt the "Aryan clause" and expel all Jews from the Stahlhelm.[3]
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^Wette, WolframThe Wehrmacht, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006 page 63.
^Wette, Wolfram The Wehrmacht, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006 page 63.
^Wette, Wolfram The Wehrmacht, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006 pages 63-64.
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georg, ludwig, rudolf, maercker, september, 1865, december, 1924, german, general, served, during, world, born, 1865, september, 1865baldenburg, kingdom, prussiadied31, december, 1924, 1924, aged, dresden, germanyburiednordfriedhof, dresden, 08028, 77722, 0802. Georg Ludwig Rudolf Maercker 21 September 1865 31 December 1924 was a German general who served during World War I Georg Ludwig Rudolf MaerckerBorn 1865 09 21 21 September 1865Baldenburg Kingdom of PrussiaDied31 December 1924 1924 12 31 aged 59 Dresden GermanyBuriedNordfriedhof Dresden 51 04 49 N 13 46 38 E 51 08028 N 13 77722 E 51 08028 13 77722Allegiance German Empire Weimar RepublicService wbr branchImperial German ArmySchutztruppeReichswehrYears of service1885 1920RankGeneralmajorCommands held214th DivisionLandjagerkorpsBattles warsWorld War IAwardsPour le MeriteSpouse s Luise LindnerFollowing the Armistice of 1918 that saw the end of fighting and of the Bolshevik revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union there were many examples of disturbances throughout Germany Maercker suggested the formation of Freikorps Free Corps to suppress these and a number of formations formed themselves usually around individual army officers After leaving the Freikorps Maercker became active in Der Stahlhelm group and was the president of the Saxony chapter 1 In 1924 Maercker together with Theodor Duesterberg was a leader of the anti Semitic fraction within the Stahhelm who wanted an Aryan clause that would ban Jews from joining the Stahlhelm and expel the current Jewish members 2 In March 1924 Maercker and Duesterberg got their way and forced Franz Seldte to adopt the Aryan clause and expel all Jews from the Stahlhelm 3 References edit Wette Wolfram The Wehrmacht Cambridge Harvard University Press 2006 page 63 Wette Wolfram The Wehrmacht Cambridge Harvard University Press 2006 page 63 Wette Wolfram The Wehrmacht Cambridge Harvard University Press 2006 pages 63 64 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Georg Ludwig Rudolf Maercker news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg Ludwig Rudolf Maercker amp oldid 1181717896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
