Question: What effects did the Beer Hall Putsch have on the Nazi Party?
The Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a unsuccessful endeavor during revolution, which happened at 1923 November. It is a time when Adolf Hitler led the Nazi party failed in attaining power in Munich. He attempted to seize German Weimar Republic and initiate right wing nationalism. The Beer Hall Putsch was an opportunity for Hitler to expose his political ideologies. Besides, it enhanced the influence of Hitler and aided in the growth of Nazi party. Hitler commanded Nazi soldiers referred to as storm troopers to meet up with powerful political officials at beer hall, Munich, Germany staging a trial to conquer power over Bavarian government (MobileReference, 2005). They kidnapped Bavarian officials and announcing a new regime by utilizing them but the coup failed while the insurgents got arrested as Hitler took advantage of the attempt to publicize his political ideas pointing out that the protestors were conspirators. The officials run away and took power over the police as well as the armed forces. The coup concluded on the dawn of ninth November 1923 on arrest on General Ludendorff and Hitler and their 3000 officials. Hitler however had escaped from the setup but was arrested and sentenced for treason and gained 5years imprisonment in Landsberg prison. All the same, the trial was at his advantages and that of the Nazi party to acquire publicity. At the time Hitler’s efforts to strengthen the Nazi party was evident (Madden & Mühlberger, 2007).
Beer halls were several in Southern Germany in the twentieth century as many citizens gathered there especially for evenings to take beer and also catch up on political situation in the nation. Political rallies were times held here and this is what happened during the Nazi’s Beer Hall Putsch. German control was compromised following the First World War. As a result, Hitler felt that he had been betrayed by the central government but he became popular in the confused political environment during the postwar era in Germany. Consequently, he was able to win the trust of brawlers particularly the retired soldiers to express revanchist Bavarian ideas in the mass gatherings (Hodge, 2010). Following this, Eugen von Knilling, the Bavarian Prime minister proclaimed a state of emergency appointing several officials to maintain the order. Hitler was able to head the Socialist-nationalist-monarchist to engage in a coup.
They utilized Munich beer hall, Bürgerbräukeller to demonstrate their rebel for the Wilmer Republic political leadership with the help of SA officials timely when von Kahr was addressing three thousand individuals. At the time the hall was guarded by six hundred SA with a machine gun towards the auditorium entry. Hitler and his partners were able to pass through maintaining that “The national revolution has broken out! The hall is filled with six hundred men. Nobody is allowed to leave. The Bavarian government and the government at Berlin are deposed. A new government will be formed at once. The barracks of the Reichswehr and those of the police are occupied. Both have rallied to the swastika” (Lemons, 2005). He demanded the support of Von Kahr, Von Lossow and Von Seisser at gun point but von Kahr could not cooperate and this annoyed Hitler. This was irrespective of being offered a senior position if he would cooperate, but this did not intimidate him. In the hall, no person could move out as they were advised to calm down. Hitler addressed the crowd stating that von Kahr had supported him but this was not the case, which altered their attitudes immediately while maintaining that he was not opposed to von Kahr. The government officials were confused not to mention the loyalty of the citizens (Evans, 2004).
The Nazi party was growing rapidly but it was just considered as one of the right wing parties in the nation prior to the events at Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler utilized his wrath towards yhe Berlin Government. His followers by then were few but he relied on Munich citizens although it did not materialize. On this particular day the Bavarian Gustav Kahr, the Prime Minister, had been addressing prominent personnel at the beer hall. Hitler and the six hundred SA stormed the meeting. Once it was over, Hitler had not realized his error in letting von Kahr and his associates to go free since they reported the incidence. The central government demanded the arrest of the Nazi but this did not intimidate Hitler who hoped that his appealing to the political and armed forces would win their trust and that of the Nazi party to demonstrate against oppressive leadership of the central government.
Besides, he felt courageous since Luderndorff was leading the demonstration thus, was hopeful that they wouldn’t be fired since Luderndorff was a popular war hero. On his march to the central Munich together with the three thousand followers they were confronted with armed forces and police who fired shots killing 16 Nazi and 3 police officers while Hitler suffered an upset shoulder. He escaped the scene but was arrested after two days and accused of high treason and a five years imprisonment. The Monarchists were accused of trying to seize power from Bavarian government. He used the trial to state his good intentions and his political ideas, which was publicized in the newspapers, as the initial exposure to a national wide responsiveness and propaganda. His trial impressed the judge who reduced the sentence to eight months. As a result, Hitler’s party became even more popular as the sixteen deaths referred to as “blood martyrs” and imprisonment comprised of the Nazi propaganda. If this did not occur, he and his Nazi party would remain unpopular (Scheck, 1998).

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