Nov 1923 ⇒ Hitler believed his time had come to take power into his own hands ⇒ by then ⇒ WG had already experienced years of problems. Hitler ⇒ was popular and fairly well known in Munich → He had support of Important Figures ⇒ Erich Ludendorff ⇒ who had been senior commander of the army in the war and was a national hero
Evening of 8th Nov ⇒ Hitler and his followers marched on Munich ⇒ in an open act of rebellion. ⇒ expected local govt, troops and police there to support him but he had misjudged the situation.
- when Hitler and Nazis marched out to the center of Munich ⇒ they were met with armed police and a battle broke out
- Hitler⇒ unharmed because one of his bodyguards threw himself onto the firing line
Goering ⇒ shot ⇒ went into hiding total ⇒ 16 Nazis and 4 police officers were killed
Hitler ⇒ escaped ⇒ but was arrested 2 days later Nazi party was banned