Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in October 1918, Seeckt returned to Germany in November 1918.[1] Though the Armistice took effect in November 1918, the British continued to blockade German ports, leading to widespread starvation.[21] Seeckt was initially sent to the east to organize the orderly withdrawal of German troops there.[22] In the Spring of 1919 he was sent to represent the German General Staff at the peace conference in Paris.