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[[World War I]] resulted in WTB being cut off from many of its international sources and clients due to the cutting of German [[Submarine communications cable|undersea cables]] by the Allies. The agency came under the control of the German government from 1917 to 1919 and then declined during the economic turmoil of the [[Weimar Republic]], losing influence outside of Germany to competitors Reuters and Havas.<ref name=
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The news agency came to an end soon after the creation of the Nazi government-controlled propaganda news agency Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro in 1933.<ref name="brit"/>
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