Key Events of Munich Putsch

Cards (4)

  • Hitler plotted with Kahr and Lossow to take over Munich in a revolution, but they called it off on 4th Oct 1923
  • On 9th Nov, Hitler and the SA marched into Munich, but Kahr had already called in reinforcement, 16 SA members were killed and Hitler fled but was arrested 2 days later
  • On 8th Nov 1923, Hitler and 600 SA members burst into their meeting at a beer hall waving around a gun, Hitler forced them to agree to rebel and had the SA take over the local newspaper offices
  • Consequences:
    Nazi party banned
    Hitler was imprisoned, the Judge was lenient, and he was released early
    Hitler wrote Mein Kampf
    Hitler reorganised the Nazi Party