The Walchensee power plant is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It is the largest of its kind in the world and one of the largest construction sites ever.
The power plant went into operation for the first time on January 26, 1924 after almost six years of construction. Many workers still suffered from war trauma, economic hardship and hyperinflation, which ate up their meager wages and even made it impossible for them to travel home by train to their relatives. The workers also became vulnerable to radical ideas and took part in a Spartacist uprising.