Hans von Seeckt
Lüttwitz was not dismissed but suspended from his post on 11 March. To defend the government, Noske ordered two regiments of "Sicherheitspolizei" and one regular regiment to take position in the government quarter but doubted that a Putsch was imminent. The regimental commanders decided not to follow orders to shoot, a decision that received the approval of "Chef des Truppenamts" General Hans von Seeckt.