1.7. Munich Putsch Flashcards
When was Mussolini’s March on Rome?
28th October 1922
When happened with Von Kahr in September 1923?
He was made General State Commissar with near dictatorial powers
In an interview after the Putsch, what did Hitler say about why he had to hold a Putsch sooner or later?
“They [Nazis] could not be held back any longer”
What was the Triumvirate’s (Von Kahr, Lossow and Seiser) objectives from any potential Putsch?
Install an national dictatorship, headed by Von Kahr and with the support of the army
Why do the Triumvirate never launch a Putsch?
Seeckt (army chief), refused to support them
Who was Otto Von Lossow?
Bavarian army chief
What was the Lampfbund’s objective from any Putsch?
A dictatorship in Munich, followed by a dictatorship in Berlin, supported by paramilitary organisations
What happened when Hitler met Lossow and Seiser in October?
He failed to win them round to the idea of a Putsch
What did Lossow state about his support for a Putsch?
Would support a Putsch with a 51% chance of success
When was the Munich Putsch?
8-9 November
How many Nazis were involved in the Putsch?
Around 2,000
What did the novelist Stefan Zweig say about Hitler after the failed Putsch?
“the name Adolf Hitler fell back into oblivion”
Where were the Nazis stopped?
At a blockade at the Odeonsplatz
Who was the most prominent Nazis killed during the Putsch?
Scheubner-Richter who was standing next to Hitler
