Bavarian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Bavarian Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as the Bavarian SSR or Bavarian Commune was a short lived revolutionary communist government in the disjointed Weimar Republic, following the economic crash of 1928. The first steps to forming the Bavarian Commune were taken after the September Crash. Recognized by the Soviet Union, and the Mongolian SSR, the Bavarian SSR became one of the most powerful rebels.

Rudi Brecht's Rise to Power
It was right after the crash that Rudi Brecht and other workers who had lost money in the crash and jobs when the economy died out. During the first protests, the Bavarian State Police responded by pushing them down, but soon the government fell apart and the police could no longer afford to fight the people. It was during the protests on 21 September that the Workers Council moved on the Town Hall. On 21 September, 1928, the Workers Council was formed in Munich. On 24 September, they stormed the town hall and installed the Workers Council. On 2 October, they captured and executed the King of Bavaria, Ludwig the Third. Now with control of the Kingdom, the Bavarian People's Army was formed. Finally, on the 4th, the Commune was formed.

The German Civil War
During the German Civil War, Bavarian exploded onto the power scene, pressing south into the Austrian Alps, west into Wurttemberg and Frankfurt, and east into Saxony. By the end of the war, the Bavarians lost the most people in the war, and caused the most Civilian Casualties.

Demise
After the Liberation of Stuttgart, on 5 July, the last Bavarian holdouts were small groups in Occupied Frankfurt, and Wurzburg, known as the Last Army. They officially surrendered on 3 August, after being encircled. Teutonic troops occupied Bavaria from 4 August to 21 November, and the state it was in at that time is referred to Occupied Bavaria. Following that, the State of Bavaria was liberated, and a provisional government held the state until the Treaty of Liechtenstein was ratified.