The volatile borders and proxy conflicts of the German Reich in 1920
Explore the period of intense instability following the Great War. This documentary examines the escalating tensions, revolutionary uprisings, and border conflicts that defined Germany's shadow war during the summer of 1920.
In the summer of 1920, the German Reich faced simultaneous internal and external pressures. While the government negotiated reparations at the Spa Conference, the nation's borders were in turmoil. In the Rhineland—a zone designated as neutral by the Versailles Treaty—a revolutionary uprising following the failed Kapp Putsch was suppressed through the combined efforts of the army and the Freikorps.
Beyond the Rhineland, the conflict took the form of a proxy war in Upper Silesia between Germany and Poland. These overlapping crises of civil unrest and territorial disputes illustrate the fragile state of Central Europe in the immediate aftermath of World War I.
Source: Germany's Shadow War After WW1 (Documentary)
