The creation of a new German republic, Reichstag, Berlin, 9 November 1918, (c1920). 'Berlin under the new Regime...scene outside the Reichstag during Herr Scheidemann's proclamation of a republic'. Philipp Scheidemann (1865-1939) speaking from the Reichstag at the end of the First World War. He served as the first Chancellor of the Weimar Republic, holding office from February until June 1919. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume IX, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]