Hyperinflation made Germany miserable; occupation of the Ruhr angered them.
Nazi membership grew to about 55, 000-mainly people from around Munich and the capital of bavaria in South Germany- Hitler's chance for national impact.
Hitler sensed that Stresemann would get on top of all problems, so needed to act before unrest died back down.
Also, Stresemann's government were starting to crack down on extremusts; the army had recently put down a left wing revolt in Saxony and Hitler could see right-wings coming next.
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Events
In the evening of 8 Novembr 1923 in a meeting of 3000 government officials from Bavaria, in a beer hall called the Burgerbrau Keller, in Munich, with Kahr (leader of Bavarian government), Seisser (head of Seisser police) and Lossow (head of Bavarian army) as main speakers.
Hitler burst in with 600 SA troops, brandishing a gun and then announced that he was taking over the government of Bavaria. He was helped by von Ludendorff (a war hero- Eric von Ludendorff).
Stormtroopers started taking over official buildings with 3000 supporters.
Hitler said that, after Munich, the German government was next; Kahr, von Seisser and Lossow were taken into a side room and agreed to support the uprising.
Hitler, his key supporterts and shock troopers marched to the town centre to declare himself president of Germany.
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Consequences
Hitler was arrested, and the law stated that Hitler should be jailed for life, but he only got 5 years in prison, and even then he only served 9 months because he made a speech in court which impressed the judge, although other people put on trial were judged not guilty.
Storm troopers were rounded up by the police and Hitler's supporters were arrested.
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