Weimar Germany: Kapp Putsch 1920 | GENUINE |

On March 13, 1920, the Ehrhardt Brigade marched into Berlin. The regular army ( Reichswehr ) refused to fire on the rebels, with General Hans von Seeckt famously stating,

The Kapp Putsch remains a critical case study in how can defeat a military coup, yet it also served as a warning of the internal enemies that would eventually facilitate the rise of the Nazi party. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920

: Public transport, electricity, water, and postal services in Berlin and other major cities ground to a halt. On March 13, 1920, the Ehrhardt Brigade marched into Berlin

: Kapp struggled to exert authority. The civil service refused to follow his orders, and he was unable to secure the finances necessary to run the state. 3. The General Strike : Kapp struggled to exert authority

: The strike led to a brief communist uprising in the Ruhr region (the Ruhr Red Army), which the government—ironically—used the Reichswehr to suppress violently.

The Putsch exposed the fragile nature of the Weimar Republic and the deep-seated divisions within German society.