Was it that the German soldiers were stabbed in the back after their time spent fighting during WW1? Or how the Weimar signed the treaty of Versailles after they thought they could settle a peaceful resolution to the war?
^ this answer I've given should be pertinent
Was it that the German soldiers were stabbed in the back after their time spent fighting during WW1? Or how the Weimar signed the treaty of Versailles after they thought they could settle a peaceful resolution to the war?
It primarily concerned the Armistice. As I detail in the answer above, Ludendorff, Groener and the members of the Army high command were convinced that if they simply resorted to more extreme measures of defence, such as a levee en masse and scorched earth tactics, then the Allies could be forced to make a peace that would be acceptable to Germany (to them, in reality). This was little better than fantasy in November 1918, with the German Army collapsing on the Western Front, all of Germany's allies having surrendered, the German Navy mutinying, and soon civilian unrest leading to revolution. The decision of the provisional government to seek an armistice was the right one, but Ludendorff and others like him never forgave the subsequent republic for this 'shameful' action.