Beer Hall Putsch 1923

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• On November 8th, Adolf Hitler - leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) - and a group of armed supporters interrupted a meeting at a beer hall in Munich, where the Bavarian political leader Gustav Ritter von Kahr was giving a speech.
• Hitler declared that the NSDAP was taking over the government and demanded the support of Kahr and his associates. When Kahr refused to back him, Hitler held him captive along with other officials in a nearby building.
• The following day, Hitler and his followers staged a march through Munich in an attempt to gain support for their coup. They were met by Bavarian police, resulting in violence and the deaths of 16 Nazis and four police officers.
• The putsch failed and Hitler was arrested and charged with treason. He was sentenced to five years in prison but only served nine months. During this time he wrote his manifesto, Mein Kampf.

The Beer Hall Putsch was a significant event in the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany. It put them in the national spotlight and helped to garner support for their beliefs. After Hitler's release from prison, he resumed his leadership of the NSDAP and continued on his path to become Chancellor of Germany.