Hans von Seeckt
The "Reichswehr", under orders from General Hans von Seeckt, one of the "Reichswehr's" senior commanders, did confront the rebels, but their only other support came from some small "Freikorps" groups, and the only one that made a serious move was the "III Marine Brigade", under Von Löwenfeld, in Silesia, who took the regional capital, Breslau. The government issued a proclamation calling on Germany's unions to defeat the putsch by means of a general strike. The strike call received massive support and by 18 March the Putsch had been a massive failure.