Liebknecht against war credits

On 2 December 1914, the Reichstag approves the assumption of war credits for the second time since the outbreak of war in August. The social democrat Karl Liebknecht is the only representative to vote against the proposal. The day after that, the party’s executive committee censures his conduct. However, in the following months the number of war opponents in the SPD fraction increases, and other representatives join Liebknecht in voting against war credits.

© Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin Debate in the German Reichstag