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Matthias Erzberger (20 September 1875 – 26 August 1921) was a politician of the Catholic Centre Party, member of the Reichstag and minister of finance of Germany from 1919 to 1920. Erzberger was first elected to the Reichstag of the German Empire in 1903.
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Matthias Erzberger (born Sept. 20, 1875, Buttenhausen, Württemberg, Ger.—died Aug. 26, 1921, Black Forest, Baden) was a leader of the left wing of the Roman Catholic Centre Party in Germany and signatory of the Armistice of World War I.
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Nov 8, 2022 · Matthias Erzberger was a German politician who supported Germany's military buildup before World War I and led an internal peace initiative after the war. He was assassinated by a Nazi death squad in 1921, but his role in the rise of the Nazis is fictionalized in the Netflix adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front. Learn more about his life, his role, and his legacy.
Oct 30, 2018 · Learn about Matthias Erzberger, the Catholic Centre Party politician who signed the Armistice Agreement on behalf of Germany in 1918. Discover his role, his challenges, and his fate in the Weimar Republic.
May 14, 2018 · 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.
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Oct 28, 2022 · In All Quiet on the Western Front, audiences watch as Erzberger fights to strike a peace deal with the Allied powers and is met with resistance. Chief Allied negotiator, Frenchman Marshal ...
After eight years in different functions within the Württemberg Catholicism, Matthias Erzberger (1875-1921) was elected to the German Reichstag in 1903. He subsequently became one of the most important politicians of the Centre Party’s left wing.