Summary.
The Beer Hall Putsch was an attempted revolution to take over Munich following Hitlers speech at a preferred Nazi beer hall. The revolution was a failure and was quickly put to an end. The Beer Hall Putsch resulted in the imprisonment of Hitler
The Beer Hall Putsch
- Also known as the Munich Putsch
- A failed attempt at revolution following a speech Hitler gave at the "Bürgerbräukeller" beer hall
- Occurred between the 8th of November and the early afternoon of 9 November 1923
- led by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, GeneralquartiermeisterErich Ludendorff and other heads of the Kampfbund
- The attempted Putsch was inspired by Benito Mussolini's successful march on rome
- Two days after the Beer Hall Putsch Hitler was arrested
- Hitler and Hess received 5 years in prison though only served 8 months
- Hitler used his time in prison to spread his ideas which were reported in the newspaper the next day
- Mein Kampf was written in his time in prison