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The '''Kapp Putsch''', also known as the '''Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch''', named after its leaders [[Wolfgang Kapp]] and [[Walther von Lüttwitz]], was an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Its goal was to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic, and establish an autocratic government | The '''Kapp Putsch''', also known as the '''Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch''', named after its leaders [[Wolfgang Kapp]] and [[Walther von Lüttwitz]], was an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Its goal was to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic, and establish an autocratic government in its place. It was supported by parts of the ''Reichswehr'', as well as nationalist and monarchist factions. | ||
Though the legitimate German government was forced to flee the city, the coup failed after a few days, when large sections of the German population followed a call by the government to join a general strike. Most civil servants refused to cooperate with Kapp and his allies. Despite its failure, the putsch had significant consequences for the future of the Weimar Republic. It was one of the direct causes of the Ruhr uprising a few weeks later, which the government suppressed by military force, after having dealt leniently with leaders of the putsch. These events polarized the German electorate, resulting in a shift in the majority after the June 1920 Reichstag elections. | Though the legitimate German government was forced to flee the city, the coup failed after a few days, when large sections of the German population followed a call by the government to join a general strike. Most civil servants refused to cooperate with Kapp and his allies. Despite its failure, the putsch had significant consequences for the future of the Weimar Republic. It was one of the direct causes of the Ruhr uprising a few weeks later, which the government suppressed by military force, after having dealt leniently with leaders of the putsch. These events polarized the German electorate, resulting in a shift in the majority after the June 1920 Reichstag elections. | ||
==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
*[[Wolfgang Kapp]] | *[[Wolfgang Kapp]] | ||
*[[Walther von Lüttwitz]] | *[[Walther von Lüttwitz]] | ||
*[[Erich Ludendorff]] | *[[Erich Ludendorff]] | ||
*[[Waldemar Pabst]] | *[[Waldemar Pabst]] | ||
*[[Gregor Strasser]] | *[[Gregor Strasser]] | ||
*[[Hermann Ehrhardt]] | *[[Hermann Ehrhardt]] | ||
*[[Oswald Pohl]] | *[[Oswald Pohl]] | ||
*[[Günther Tamaschke]] | *[[Günther Tamaschke]] | ||
[[Category:Villainous Event]] | [[Category:Villainous Event]] | ||