nov 9, 1923 - Beer Hall Putsch

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otherwise called the Munich Putsch:
the second attempt by the radical right to coup the government
this time led by Adolf Hitler, head of the NSDAP, the Nazi party

this was in direct reaction to Stresemann calling off the passive resistance in the Ruhr

the Nazis (55 K members at this point) had their own paramilitary, the SA,
Hitler also had the support of famous general Ludendorff

with that Hitler occupies a beer hall in Munich's centre and proclaims a national revolution with the aim of marching onto Berlin and overthrowing the government

Bavaria's leading politicans, incl. its state leader and the commander of the Bavarian army commander, denounce Hitler

German army chief Hans von Seeckt orders his troops supress the Nazis,

Hitler goes out to meet them to turn them on his side,
they fire on the Nazis,
Hitler is arrested

at his trial the conservative judges are sympathetic,
so they give Hitler an opportunity to speak out against Weimar,
he is sentenced to 5 years in prison
(despite treason being punishable by death)

in prison he is kept in very cozy conditions
where he dictates Mein Kampf

the Beer Hall Putsch shows a few things:
- Weimar was able to survive its Early Years thanks to the competence and loyalty of its leading politicians
- the institutions of Weimar were still full of anti-Weimar sympathizers which contributed to destabilizing democracy

the long-term effects of the Beer Hall Putsch:
- Hitler made famous
- Hitler becomes convinced of that the only realistic way to take power in Germany is by legal methods, not revolution or coup

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