Who were called as the ‘November Criminals’? Why were they targeted?

The First World War had a great impact on Europe by both psychologically and financially. Europe, from a continent of creditors turned into one of debtors. Unfortunately, Weimar Republic was being made to pay all the remaining debts. The republic also carried burden of guilt of war and national humiliation.

Those who supported them (mainly socialists, catholics and democrats) came to be known as November Criminals.

They were targeted because they became easy targets of attack in the conservative nationalist circles.