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The '''Beer Hall Putsch''' of 8-9 November 1923 was a semi-farcical attempt by the [[Nazi]] Party to seize power in [[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 8-9 November 1923 was a semi-farcical attempt by the [[Nazi]] Party to seize power in [[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 centred on the ''Burgerbraukeller'', 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 am meeting there. The following day, the putsch falling into disarray, 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 in 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 injured in the clash.

This attempted ''[[coup d'etat]]'' was named the Beer Hall Putsch because much of its drama centred 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 am meeting there. The following day, the putsch falling into disarray, 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 in 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 injured 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]]''.

[[Category:German History]]

[[Category:German History]]