Munich Putsch 1923
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- Munich Putsch 1923
- Chances of Success
- Weimar government not popular due to Treaty of Versailles
- Hitler was an effective and powerful speaker.
- The SA made sure that Nazi message was heard at meetings.
- Nazi's had 55,000 members by 1923
- Hitler had built up a close relationship with General Ludendorff the commander of the army.
- Chances of failure
- Nazis weren't strong anywhere other than Bavaria.
- Bavaria shared right wing views with Nazis.
- Ebert had faced uprisings in 1919 and 1920.
- Meaning he could likely keep another one under control.
- Had the army on the governments side at this point.
- Nazis weren't strong anywhere other than Bavaria.
- Causes
- Germans didn't like government
- Called government November criminals
- French occupied Ruhr
- Ruhr = main income
- Hyperinflation
- German people desperate for a constant income.
- Germans didn't like government
- Main events at beer hall.
- Hitler interrupts meeting in Munich
- Hitler says:
- Taking over bovaria
- March to Berlin and take over whole country
- Locked Kahr and friends in small room.
- Ludendorff says he supports Hitler and his ideas.
- Hitlers Storm troopers took control of government buildings and officials
- Outcomes:
- Kahr tricked Ludendorff and called poliece
- Hitler and 2000 supporters marched and were met with police
- Hitler and 2000 supporters marched and were met with police
- Gun battle
- 3 policemen died
- 16 Nazis died
- Hitler supposedly shot
- Hitler and Ludendorff arrested
- Hitler on trial for 24 days
- Used trial as a publicity stunt and gave a speech to all those attended.
- Hitler got off with 5 years imprisonment instead of execution
- Hitler on trial for 24 days
- Kahr tricked Ludendorff and called poliece
- Chances of Success
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