By the autumn of 1918 Germany was on the verge of starvation-the result of four years of war and blockade.
The Hohelzollern family\'s rule had come to an end..
Sailors led a revolt in Wilhelmshaven on 29 October 1918, followed by the Kiel mutiny in the first days of November cascading eventually to Germany\'s capitulation and the Kaiser\'s abdication.
By the autumn of 1918 Germany was on the verge of starvation-the result of four years of war and blockade