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The '''Beer Hall Putsch''' of November 8-9, 1923 was a semi-farcical attempt by the [[Nazi Party]] to seize power first in the German state of Barvia and then [[Germany]]. Led by [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[First World War]] General [[Erich Ludendorff]], the Nazis sought to seize power in [[Munich]] and then, by emulating [[Mussolini]]'s successful [[March on Rome]] of 1922, to 'March on Berlin' and gain power nationally.

The '''Beer Hall Putsch''' of November 8-9, 1923 was a semi-farcical attempt by the [[Nazi Party]] to seize power first in the German state of Barvia and then [[Germany]]. Led by [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[First World War]] General [[Erich Ludendorff]], the Nazis sought to seize power in [[Munich]] and then, by emulating [[Mussolini]]'s successful [[March on Rome]] of 1922, to 'March on Berlin' and gain power nationally.

This attempted ''[[coup d'etat]]'' was named the Beer Hall Putsch because much of its drama centered on the ''Bürgerbräukeller'', a Munich beer hall, where the Nazis kidnapped and attempted to [[extort]] support from the Commissioner of [[Bavaria]], Gustav von Kahr, who had been addressing a meeting there. The following day, the putsch falling into disarray, armed conflict broke out between the Nazi stormtroopers and local police units. A march led by Ludendorff and Hitler on the Bavarian Defence Ministry broke up into the street fighting, with four police and sixteen Nazis being killed. Ludendorff continued to march forward into the hail of fire, and he subsequently disdained any contact with Hitler, who he believed had fled in a cowardly manner. However, Hitler and [[Hermann Goering]] were both wounded in the clash.

This attempted ''[[coup d'etat]]'' was named the Beer Hall Putsch because much of its drama centered on the ''Bürgerbräukeller'', a Munich beer hall, where the Nazis kidnapped and attempted to [[extort]] support from the Commissioner of [[Bavaria]], Gustav von Kahr, who had been addressing a meeting there. The following day, the putsch falling into disarray, armed conflict broke out between the Nazi stormtroopers and local police units. A march led by Ludendorff and Hitler on the Bavarian Defence Ministry broke up into street fighting, with four police and sixteen Nazis being killed. Ludendorff continued to march forward into the hail of fire, and he subsequently disdained any contact with Hitler, who he believed had fled in a cowardly manner. However, Hitler and [[Hermann Goering]] were both wounded in the clash.

Hitler was arrested three days after the collapse of the [[putsch]], and was tried in 1924 for high treason. Along with [[Rudolph Hess]] he was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Ludendorff was acquitted. Hitler served just eight months in prison, in comfortable surroundings at the Landsberg Fortress, during which time he wrote ''[[Mein Kampf]]''.

Hitler was arrested three days after the collapse of the [[putsch]], and was tried in 1924 for high treason. Along with [[Rudolph Hess]] he was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Ludendorff was acquitted. Hitler served just eight months in prison, in comfortable surroundings at the Landsberg Fortress, during which time he wrote ''[[Mein Kampf]]''.

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