Abstract

Wounded veterans of the Great War – a common sight on the streets of Weimar Germany – were among those hardest hit by the great inflation. Even the money they received from begging became quickly worthless.

Decorated (Iron Cross) War Veteran Begging on the Street (1923)

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Source

Source: Highly decorated (Iron Cross) war invalid begging on the street, 1923. Photographer: Unknown. BA, collection of repro negatives, image 146-1972-062-01, available online on Wikimedia Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1972-062-01,_Berlin,_bettelnder_Kriegsinvalide.jpg

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