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Please view our photographs: The German Delegation historically refers to the representatives sent by Germany to negotiate the end of World War I at the Armistice of 11 November 1918 and later the Paris Peace Conference that drafted the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. 

The 1918 Armistice Delegation

• Matthias Erzberger: Led the civilian side as Secretary of State to sign the ceasefire in a railway carriage in Compiègne.
• Key Members: Included military figures like General von Winterfeldt and Count von Oberndorff.
• Role: Handed strict Allied terms with no room for verbal counter-negotiations, leading to heavy demilitarization. 

The 1919 Versailles Peace Delegation

• Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau: Led the delegation as Germany’s Foreign Minister when the draft treaty was presented on May 7, 1919.
• Role: Excluded from initial drafting by the “Big Four” (US, Britain, France, Italy); restricted to written objections only.
• Outcome: After initial refusal and threats of Allied invasion, delegates Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell ultimately signed the treaty on June 28, 1919

The German Delegation at the Paris Peace Conference by Alma Luckau was originally published in 1941 by Columbia University Press. Because it is a highly specialized historical text, its market price depends largely on the edition, condition,