The First Attempted Nazi Takeover of Germany: The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923

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🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize power in Munich, only failing after they were abandoned by like-minded conservatives.

Today’s guest is Mark Jones, author of “1923: The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Putsch.” We discuss how the Nazis’ plan was initially to seize power in Munich, control Bavaria, then march on Berlin. Hitler needed the support of the military and the police, which he did not get in 1923 but did get in 1933. Tracing Hitler’s early rise, Jones reveals how political pragmatism and unprecedented international cooperation with the West brought Germany out of its crisis year. Although Germany would succumb to tyranny a decade later, the story of the republic’s survival in 1923 offers essential lessons about the future of democracy today.

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0:00.0	Scott here with another episode of the History Unplugged podcast.
0:08.0	Ten years before Adolf Hitler gained power in Germany by legal means,
0:12.0	he attempted to forcibly seize power in what became known as the
0:15.1	Bierhall Puych on November 8, 1993.
0:18.3	The Nazis plan was initially to seize power in Munich, controlled Bavaria, then March on Berlin.
0:23.0	Hitler needed the support of the military and the police, which he didn't have in 1993, but he
0:27.4	did get 10 years later.
0:29.0	1993 was the year the democracy of the Weimar Republic was put to the test, not only by Hitler or the Nazis,
0:34.8	but by other far-right groups and communists. The crisis of the post-World War I German Republic was produced by many factors,
0:40.8	including the terms of the Versailles Treaty, the economic turmoil in Germany
0:44.4	caused by runaway inflation, and the Franco-Belgian military occupation of a German province
0:48.9	where occupying forces inflicted violence, sexual assault, and rape of Germans fueling the anti-Republican forces in the nation.
0:55.9	Today's guest is Mark Jones, author of 1923, The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of pooch.
1:01.7	We look at how political pragmatism and unprecedented international cooperation with the West
1:06.0	brought Germany out of its crisis here,
1:08.0	and why the stability collapsed with the rise of the Third Reich,
1:11.0	and perhaps what could have been done differently to prevent the Second World War from happening.
1:15.0	This is an important examination of a turning point in German history and I hope you enjoy this discussion with Mark Jones.
1:20.0	And one more thing before we get started with this episode, a quick break for word from our sponsors.
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