Kiel mutiny

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The Kiel mutiny was a major sailors' uprising in the German Imperial Navy in November 1918 that sparked the German Revolution and contributed to the collapse of the German Empire at the end of World War I.

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Kiel mutiny canonical 2
Kiel sailors' mutiny 1
Kiel sailors' uprising 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in World War I
mutiny
sailors' uprising
trigger of revolution
chronologicallyFollows final phase of World War I on the Western Front
chronologicallyPrecedes German armistice of 11 November 1918
country German Empire
hasAlternativeName Kiel sailors' mutiny
linked to: Kiel mutiny

Kiel sailors' uprising
linked to: Kiel mutiny
hasEffect abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
collapse of the German Empire
establishment of workers' and soldiers' councils
outbreak of the German Revolution of 1918–1919
proclamation of the Weimar Republic
spread of revolution to other German cities
hasEndTime 1918-11-04
hasGermanName Kieler Matrosenaufstand
hasKeyEvent arrest of mutinous sailors
demonstrations in Kiel on 3 November 1918
formation of the first workers' and soldiers' council in Kiel
refusal of sailors to obey orders to sail
hasKeyFigure Gustav Noske
Karl Artelt NERFINISHED
Lothar Popp NERFINISHED
hasKeyFigureRole Gustav Noske was sent by the SPD to restore order
linked to: Gustav Noske

Karl Artelt was a leading sailor agitator
Lothar Popp was a sailors' representative
hasLanguage German
hasLocation Germany
Kiel
Kiel naval base
linked to: Kiel Naval Base
hasStartTime 1918-10-29
hasTimePeriod November 1918
mainCause opposition to continuation of World War I
planned final sortie of the German High Seas Fleet
poor living and working conditions in the navy
war-weariness among sailors
opposedBy German naval command
Imperial German authorities
participant German Imperial Navy
sailors of the High Seas Fleet
soldiers in Kiel
workers in Kiel
partOf history of the German Empire
history of the Weimar Republic
relatedTo German Revolution of 1918–1919
November Revolution
Weimar Republic
abdication of Wilhelm II
end of World War I

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Abdication of Wilhelm II follows Kiel mutiny
Kiel mutiny hasAlternativeName Kiel sailors' mutiny
linked to: Kiel mutiny
Kiel mutiny hasAlternativeName Kiel sailors' uprising
linked to: Kiel mutiny