Hermann Ehrhardt , founder and leader of Marinebrigade Ehrhardt , and his deputy Commander Eberhard Kautter , leaders of the Viking League , refused to help Hitler and Erich Ludendorff in their Beer Hall Putsch and conspired against them .
Hermann Ehrhardt , who started the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt , and his deputy Commander , Eberhard Kautter , did not want to help Hitler and Erich von Ludendorff in the Beer Hall Putsch .