who constituted the free crops in weimar republic
Freikorps In the aftermath of World War I and during the German Revolution of 1918–19, Freikorps consisting largely of World War I veterans were raised as right-wing paramilitary militias, ostensibly to fight on behalf of the government[1] against the Soviet-backed German Communists attempting to overthrow the Weimar Republic.[2][3] However, the Freikorps also despised the Republic and were involved in assassinations of its supporters.[4][5] The Freikorps were widely seen as a precursor to Nazism, and many of their volunteers ended up joining the Nazi militia, the Sturmabteilung (SA).[6] An entire series of Freikorps awards also existed.