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Beer Hall Putsch

1923 · 20th century · Also known as Munich Putsch, Hitler Putsch

The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup attempt by Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party and General Erich Ludendorff in Munich on 8 and 9 November 1923. Launched in the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall, it was crushed by the Bavarian police at the Feldherrnhalle, where 16 putschists and four policemen died. Hitler was tried for treason and wrote Mein Kampf in prison.

Beer Hall Putsch
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Beer Hall Putsch. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/beer-hall-putsch
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