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The Kiel Mutiny: How Low Morale Among German Sailors Led to the Collapse of the German Monarchy and the End of World War I
TLDR The Kiel Mutiny, sparked by low morale among sailors in the German high seas fleet, resulted in the collapse of the German monarchy and the end of World War I. The mutiny spread throughout Germany, leading to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the declaration of Germany as a republic.
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The Kiel Mutiny, sparked by low morale among sailors in the German high seas fleet, led to the collapse of the German monarchy and hastened the end of World War I.
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The crew on surface ships in Germany during World War I were mostly sidelined and given reduced rations, leading to low morale and discontent among sailors.
02:55
Admiral Scheer ordered an attack on the British Navy, despite the fact that it was a suicide mission and the war was still going poorly on the ground.
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The German fleet assembled off the coast of Germany in preparation for an attack, but the sailors refused to raise their anchors and mutinied because they saw it as a suicide mission with nothing to be gained.
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After the mutineers were brought back to the naval base at Kiel, protests began and quickly grew to thousands of protesters, resulting in the town and military base being under the control of 40,000 sailors and soldiers who issued a list of demands known as the Kiel 14 points.
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The rebellion quickly spread throughout Germany, with every major city under the control of councils made up of sailors and workers, leading to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the declaration of Germany as a republic.
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The Kiel Mutiny and the German Revolution did not result in a Soviet-style revolution because the demands were limited to ending the war and guaranteeing civil liberties, and there was no equivalent of a Bolshevik party in Germany to lead a nationwide revolution.
