"The court ordered the artist Grosz to pay a fine of 300 marks and the publisher Herzfelde to pay 600 marks, ordered the plates and printing forms to be confiscated and destroyed, and assigned publication rights to the ministry - Dada!"
— George Grosz

January 1, 1970

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Grosz was indicted for 'insult to the German Army', because of his print-portfolio: 'Gott mit uns / God is with us', with 9 images. The suit, brought by the Army Ministry, ended with a verdict that some regarded as truly Dadaist. The Berlin newspaper reported it in this way