Right Wing Threats Flashcards
When was the Kapp Putsch?
1920
What 3 people were involved in the Kapp Putsch?
Gustav Noske, Von Luttwitz, Wolfgang Kapp
Who was Gustav Noske
Leading Spd member, minister of defence, responsible for freikorps
Who was luttwitz?
War general, commander in chief of army, directly in charge of freikorps
Who was Kapp
Civil servant, reichstag deputy ( like an np)
What should’ve been disbanded?
The freikorps (12000)
Who refused to disband the freikorps?
Luttwitz
What happened after luttwitz refused?
Government orders his arrest, so he marches into berlin for 12 miles
Who supported Luttwitz?
Ludendorff and von seeckt
How long did luttwitz and kapp have control for?
4 days
Hans Von Seeckt quote
“Troops do not fire on troops”
What was the problem with the Kapp putsch?
Situation seemed dangerous, no widespread support even in the right, civil servants and bankers were hostile
Who called a general strike during kapp
Trade unions who liked ebert
What happens within my 4 days of Kapp
Berlin brought to standstill, so putsch collapsed, kapp and luttwitz flee, ebert gov returns
What happened to littwitz after the Kapp putsch?
Allowed to retire on full pension , should be arrested
When was the Munich Putsch?
Nov 1924
What did hitler want for the Munich Putsch?
Power, knew he needed support from powerful people
What people were involved in the Munich putsch?
Hitler, Ludendorff, Von Kahr, Von Lossow
Preparation of the munich putsch
Beer hall, 2000 SA (fighters for Hitler, but not yet nazis), get 2 politicians to agree to support the right wing coup attempt
What happened at the beginning of Munich
March to Berlin , aim to install Ludendorff as c in c, but needed to over run army
What happened at the end of Munich
Linked arms, Hitler dislocated his shoulder and flees, Ludendorff arrested
Outcomes of Munich
NSDAP party banned , Hitler imprisoned and banned form public speaking until 1927 so he writes his book
Total political assassinations
376
Left wing assassinations total + how many sentenced to death
22 , 10
Total right wing assassinations, how many went without punishment
354, 326
What 2 important people were assassinated
Matthias Erzberger,Walther Rathenau
When was erzberger assassinated
August 1921
When was Rathenau assassinated
June 1922
Who was erzberger
Former finance minister, led delegation who signed Versailles and representative on reparations committee
How was erzberger killed
By 2 members of organisation council in Black Forest, wounded by gunshot earlier in that year
What did erzbergers wife receive after he was killed
Threats to defile his grave
Who was Rathenau
Foreign minister, Jew, signed armistice including negotiations with allies
How was Rathenau killed
4 assassins from organisation council shot him and three hand grenade
What proves that Rathenau was popular
700k protesters against killings in Berlin
How were Rathenaus killers punished
Average of 4 years in prison
When was the law for the protection of the republic passed
1922
What was in the law for the protection of the republic
Severe punishments for conspiracy and murder, with bans for extremists, organisation council forced to disband
Negative outcomes of the law for the protection of the republic
Judges right wing so refuse to uphold law, bavaria refused to implement so nazis rise
