Reichsexekution

In German history, a Reichsexekution (sometimes "Reich execution" in English) was an imperial or federal intervention against a member state, using military force if necessary.

[2][3][4] There were numerous Reichsexekutionen in the Holy Roman Empire: During the German revolutions of 1848–1849, the Frankfurt Parliament created a Provisional Central Government for all Germany.

On 7 May, the provisional government sent a Reichskommissar, Theodor Friedrich Knyn, to Homburg with 700 troops in order to carry out a Reichsexekution.

Unused by the empire, it was employed four times between 1919 and 1933 against the following states:[8][9] The right of Bundesexekution was confirmed by Article 26 of the Final Act of the Viennese Ministerial Conferences on 15 May 1820.

The following Bundesexekutionen took place under the Confederation: The same right of Bundesexekution is found in Article 19 of the North German Constitution of 26 June 1867.