Council of the People's Deputies
As a result of the revolt of the "Volksmarinedivision" just before Christmas 1918, the representatives of the Independent Social Democrats (USPD) left the revolutionary government of the Council of the People's Deputies ("Rat der Volksbeauftragten") at the end of the month and Noske was one of two Majority Social Democrats who took their place on 30 December. Within the government Noske was responsible for military affairs.