Beer Hall Putsch

Beer Hall Putsch

The Beer Hall Putsch was an abortive attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party to seize power in the state of Bavaria as part of a larger plan to win control of Germany.

Fast Facts

AKA: Munich Putsch
Date: November 8-9, 1923
16 marchers and 3 policemen were killed¹
Hitler sentenced to 5 years in prison, served 9 months

In the Beer Hall

Learning that government officials were planning a rally in a Munich beer hall, Hitler's storm troopers raided the building, seized the officials and announced, "The national revolution has started."² Hitler then led a group of several thousand marchers toward the government's offices, anticipating massive public support. It was not to come.

Aftermath

Hitler was soon arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. Though he served just nine months, it was in that time that he dictated Mein Kampf to Rudolf Hess. Banned from public speaking until 1927, Hitler used this time to build up the party so that it could pursue power through legal means. Though the putsch was a failure, it provided the Nazi movement with publicity, and its first martyrs.³

Categories

History | European History | World War II | Nazis

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The Mahalo Top 7

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Jewish Virtual Library: The Beer Hall Putsch
YouTube Video: Munich Putsch - Documentary (Time 1:20)

Beer Hall Putsch Background and Causes

The Weimar Republic

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German Notes: History of Weimar Republic
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Nightmare Inflation

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HubPages: Hyperinflation in Post World War I Germany
German Notes: Inflation and Hyperinflation in Germany

Fascism on the Rise in Europe

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Questia: A History of Fascism, 1914-1945
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Libertarian Alliance: The Mystery of Fascism

The Rise of Nazism

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Benito The 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program
The History Place: The Beer Hall Putsch | The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Questia: The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933
Wikitextbook: The Nazi party from its formation to the Beer Hall Putsch
Spartacus Schoolnet: Nazi Party NSDAP
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: ...From Weimar Republic to Nazi Dictatorship

Beer Hall Putsch Central Figures

Adolf Hitler

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The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler

Erich Ludendorff

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History of War: Erich von Ludendorff, 1865-1937, German General

Rudolf Hess

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The History Place: Rudolf Hess - Biography

Beer Hall Putsch Images and Media

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YouTube Video: 1933 in Munich - Commemoration of the 9/11/1923 Hitler Putsch (Time 2:33)

Beer Hall Putsch Books and Research

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Amazon.com: Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch by Harold J. Gordon.
Amazon.com: Where Ghosts Walked: Munich's Road to the Third Reich by David Clay Large
Questia: The Hitler Trial before the People's Court in Munich

Lesson Plans

Greenfield History site: The Munich Putsch
BBC Schools: The Munich Putsch 1923
St Cenydd History Department: 1923: The Munich Putsch
University of Kansas: Lesson 1: The Ordeal of the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933

Beer Hall Putsch Blogs and Message Boards

WWII Site: Beer Hall Putsch Site - Today (December 20, 2007)
Blogspot: Erectus7: The Beer Hall Putsch - 1923 (December 12, 2007)
Far Outliers: Martyrs of the Beer Hall Putsch (May 12, 2007)

Beer Hall Putsch Timeline

1920: The NSDAP, or Nazi Party, adopts its "25 Points" platform on February 24
1921: Adolf Hitler becomes Der Fuhrer of the NSDAP on July 29
1922: Italian fascists March on Rome from October 27-29
1923: Hyperinflation occurs in Germany
1923: Martial law is declared in Bavaria on September 26
November 8, 1923: Hitler and his followers raid the Bürgerbräukeller during a government rally
November 9, 1923:
1923: Hitler arrested on November 11
1924: Hitler's trial for the putsch attempt begins on February 26
1924: Hitler released from prison on December 20

Related Pages on Mahalo

Adolf Hitler | Adolf Hitler Timeline | Erich Ludendorff | Ernst Rohm | Fascism | Hermann Goering | Hyperinflation | Mein Kampf | Munich | Nazi Germany | Nazi Party | Night of the Long Knives | Rudolf Hess | Weimar Republic | History of Germany

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