Attempted Putsch > humiliating disaster for Nazis. ⇒ However in following months ⇒ it turned out to be a key event which actually helped them.
Ludendroff ⇒ released ⇒ faced no punishment
- was in fact elected to Reichstag in 1924
Hitler ⇒ did face trial ⇒ turned into a showcase for him
- judge allowed him to make long speeches criticizing WG and setting out his ideas
- this is because judge had strong nationalistic views + disliked WG
Court case ⇒ covered extensively in newspapers ⇒ made Hitler a national celebrity ⇒ was eventually sentenced 5 years in Landsberg prison ⇒ only served 9 months
- conditions in prison were very comfortable
- Had access to books + visitors
- spent his time there writing his autobiography ⇒ Mein Kampf
Become clear that views of Nazi Party ⇒ resonated with powerful groups within Germany ⇒ particularly Judiciary.