Ebert–Groener Pact

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The Ebert–Groener Pact was a secret 1918 agreement between Germany’s Social Democratic government and the military high command that secured army support for the new republic in exchange for preserving the officer corps and suppressing revolutionary uprisings.

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instanceOf historical event
political agreement
secret pact
alsoKnownAs Ebert–Groener alliance NERFINISHED
communicationForm telephone conversation
condition maintenance of army autonomy from revolutionary councils
preservation of the traditional officer corps
suppression of left-wing revolutionary uprisings
context German Revolution of 1918–1919 NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
date 1918-11-10
followedBy consolidation of the Weimar provisional government
goal prevent a socialist or council republic in Germany
secure army support for the new German government
stabilize the Weimar Republic in its founding phase
historicalSignificance contributed to long-term mistrust between left-wing movements and the SPD
illustrated the alliance between moderate social democracy and the traditional military elite
key step in the foundation of the Weimar Republic
languageOfName German
namedAfter Friedrich Ebert NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Groener NERFINISHED
opposedTo Spartacist uprising NERFINISHED
workers’ and soldiers’ councils
participant Council of the People’s Deputies NERFINISHED
German Army High Command NERFINISHED
Oberste Heeresleitung NERFINISHED
Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED
place Germany NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-parliamentary democracy
precededBy abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
collapse of the German Empire
relatedTo Freikorps NERFINISHED
German Army NERFINISHED
German Revolution of 1918–1919 NERFINISHED
Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED
Spartacist uprising NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
result alienation of radical left from the SPD
cooperation between SPD government and army leadership
military support for the provisional government
strengthening of conservative influence in the early Weimar Republic
use of army and Freikorps against revolutionary forces
signatory Friedrich Ebert NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Groener NERFINISHED
status secret at the time of conclusion
timePeriod end of World War I
typeOfAgreement informal verbal agreement
year 1918

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Wilhelm Groener notableEvent Ebert–Groener Pact