Why did Freikorps kill Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg in 1919?

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On the 15^th January 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were killed by members of the Freikorps.

Germany, Communism, Weimar, Ebert, Freikorps

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