June 1921
4 June
The attempts by the KPD and the DNVP to pass a vote of no confidence against the newly formed Reich government are quashed by the Reichstag.
[Overesch/Saal, p. 144]
6 June
The chairman of the Bavarian USPD’s parliamentary group, Karl Gareis, is murdered by an unknown assailant. This leads to a three-day general strike by the Munich labor force. Yet the case is never solved.
[Winkler, p. 161]
22 June
Another motion of no confidence initiated by the DNVP against the government is rejected by the Reichstag. The DVP abstains from voting.
[Overesch/Saal, p. 145]
24 June
The Reich government disbands all the citizens’ militias (“Einwohnerwehr” and “Grenzwehr”).
[Overesch/Saal, p. 146]
27 June
The motion by the DNVP, the DVP, the Center Party and the DDP to remove the black, red and gold jack flag from the merchant flag is narrowly defeated in the Reichstag.
[Overesch/Saal, p. 146]