Mirbach was a German diplomat who was served as German Ambassador to Russia in 1918. While he was serving in Russia, a group known as the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries wanted to start war between Russia and Germany again. So they hired Yakov Blumkin to enter the embassy and shoot Mirbach at point blank range. It didn't exactly spark a major war, but it was just bad blotch in a terrible
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
A Look Into History: Wilhelm von Mirbach
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