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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. The son of a craftsman, Erzberger turned from teaching school to journalism with the Centre newspaper ...

Published Nov 8, 2022. 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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Matthias Erzberger. Matthias Erzberger (20 September 1875 – 26 August 1921) was a German writer and politician (Centre Party), the minister of Finance from 1919 to 1920. Prominent in the Catholic Centre Party, he spoke out against World War I from 1917 and as authorized representative of the Reich government signed the armistice between ...