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Matthias Erzberger, (born Sept. 20, 1875, Buttenhausen, Württemberg, Ger.—died Aug. 26, 1921, Black Forest, Baden), leader of the left wing of the Roman Catholic Centre Party in Germany and signatory of the Armistice of World War I.

On August 26, 1921, Erzberger was assassinated in Bad Griesbach, a spa in the Black Forest whilst out for a walk. He was killed by Heinrich Tillessen and Heinrich Schulz, members of the ultra ...

This article explores Erzberger’s real history, from his early days in politics to his role in the rise of the Nazis in postwar Germany. The 2022 Netflix adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front includes a character, Matthias Erzberger, based on a real German politician of the same name.

Professor Annika Mombauer discusses the fate of Matthias Erzberger, the most hated man in post-war Germany. While the news of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 brought joy and celebration in Britain and its allied countries, in Germany, the reaction was different.

Matthias Erzberger. Matthias Erzberger (1875-1921) was a German politician from the Centre Party, a signer of the 1918 armistice and the Weimar finance minister in 1919-20. He was assassinated in August 1921. Erzberger was born in Württemberg, southern Germany, the son of a Catholic artisan.

Victims of Freikorps: Matthias Erzberger and Walther Rathenau. Many of the Freikorps --commanders and men alike--would serve prison terms for their crimes in the 1920s and early 1930’s. Indeed, one of the plotters in the Rathenau murder, Ernst von Salomon, would later pen a semi-autobiographical novel called Die Geächteten (“The Outlaws”).

Matthias Erzberger. The German statesman Matthias Erzberger (1875-1921) is best known for his sponsorship of the German parliamentary peace resolution during World War I and for his subsequent signing of the armistice agreement. Matthias Erzberger was born in Buttenhausen, Württemberg, on Sept. 20, 1875, the son of a Catholic tailor and postman.

Its first target was Matthias Erzberger, Germany’s minister of finance. The right-wing was furious that he had signed the Treaty of Versailles, and angry about the strict tax reforms he ushered ...