The Turnip Winter (German: Steckrübenwinter) of 1916 to 1917 was a period of profound civilian hardship in Germany during World War I. For the duration...

and food shortages of World War I caused by the Allied blockade (the Steckrübenwinter or Turnip Winter of 1916–17) and between 1945 and 1949. As a result...

subsist largely on Swedish turnips. That period became known as the Steckrübenwinter or Turnip Winter. The German government made strong attempts to counter...

abroad. The winter of 1916–1917 was known as the "turnip winter" (de:Steckrübenwinter), because that vegetable, which was usually fed to livestock, was used...

construction and agricultural work. By the end of war, especially during the "Steckrübenwinter" (Rutabaga winter) in 1916/17, ordinary life became difficult for the...

brought a restriction on passenger traffic. In the “turnip winter” (Steckrübenwinter) of 1917/18, this line also supplied potatoes and grain to the starving...