History glossary
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler's failed 1923 coup attempt in Munich.
- Category
- Coup attempt
- Region
- Germany
- Date range
- 1923
What it means
The Beer Hall Putsch was Adolf Hitler's failed attempt to seize power in Munich in November 1923. The coup collapsed quickly, but Hitler used his trial to gain national attention and later presented the failure as part of the Nazi movement's founding mythology.
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