Weimar Republic called ‘November Criminals’ because they signed armistice agreement and conceded Germany to Allies.
The German generals wanted truce treaties with the Allies as a result of a strong British blockade, fierce resistance by British and French forces, the arrival of the American Army, domestic civil strife and famine, catastrophic economic collapse, and other circumstances.
The German commanders who endorsed the ceasefire on November 11, 1918, were referred to as the "November criminals" by those who opposed the negotiations.