Weimar Germany:: Kapp Putsch 1920

The turning point came when the fleeing government and trade unions called for a . This was the largest strike in German history, involving approximately 12 million workers.

: The event highlighted that the Republic could not rely on its own army to defend it against right-wing threats, a weakness that would persist throughout the 1920s. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920

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 turning point came when the fleeing government

: Post-war inflation and social unrest created a volatile environment where radical groups on both the left and right felt the republic was weak and illegitimate. 2. The Events of March 1920 On March 13, 1920, the Ehrhardt Brigade marched into Berlin

: Public transport, electricity, water, and postal services in Berlin and other major cities ground to a halt.

: The Weimar government, including President Friedrich Ebert and Chancellor Gustav Bauer, fled the city to Dresden and then Stuttgart.

: Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to reduce its army to 100,000 men. When the government ordered the disbandment of the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt , a powerful Freikorps (paramilitary) unit, its leaders rebelled.