page_title: Kapp Putsch
hierarchical_section_title: Kapp Putsch
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. ADN-ZB/Archiv Konterrevolutionärer Kapp-Putsch vom 13. - 17.3.1920 in Berlin Die etwa 5.000 Mann starke Marinebrigade II unter dem Befehl von Kapitän Hermann Ehrhardt marschiert, aus Döberitz kommend, in den frühen Morgenstunden des 13. März in Berlin ein. Die Brigade bildet die Militärische Stoßkraft des von Wolfgang Kapp und General Walther von Lüttwitz geführten Putsches. Truppen der Putschisten riegeln das besetzte Regierungsviertel ab, hier Posten am Wilhelmplatz.
context_page_description: The Kapp Putsch, also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch, named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz, was an attempted coup in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Its goal was to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic, and establish an autocratic government in its place. It was supported by parts of the Reichswehr, and nationalist and monarchist factions.
  The legitimate German government was forced to flee the city. The coup failed after a few days, when large sections of the German population followed a call by the government to join a general strike. Most civil servants refused to cooperate with Kapp and his allies. Despite its failure, the putsch had significant consequences for the future of the Weimar Republic. It was one of the causes of the Ruhr uprising of March 1920, which the government suppressed by military force, after having dealt leniently with leaders of the putsch. These events polarized the electorate, resulting in a shift in the majority after the June 1920 Reichstag elections.
context_section_description: The Kapp Putsch, also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch, named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz, was an attempted coup in Berlin on 13 March 1920. Its goal was to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic, and establish an autocratic government in its place. It was supported by parts of the Reichswehr, and nationalist and monarchist factions.
  The legitimate German government was forced to flee the city. The coup failed after a few days, when large sections of the German population followed a call by the government to join a general strike. Most civil servants refused to cooperate with Kapp and his allies. Despite its failure, the putsch had significant consequences for the future of the Weimar Republic. It was one of the causes of the Ruhr uprising of March 1920, which the government suppressed by military force, after having dealt leniently with leaders of the putsch. These events polarized the electorate, resulting in a shift in the majority after the June 1920 Reichstag elections.
caption: Putschists in Berlin. The banner warns: "Stop! Whoever proceeds will be shot".
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