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Questions about Beer Hall Putsch

Short answers, pulled from the story.

What happened during the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich on November 8 1923?

Adolf Hitler and six hundred SA members stormed the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall to overthrow the Bavarian government. He declared a state of emergency while holding three officials at gunpoint before marching toward Odeonsplatz. The march ended in a firefight at Feldherrnhalle where sixteen Nazis and four police officers died.

Who were the key figures involved in the Beer Hall Putsch trial starting February 26 1924?

Hitler faced charges alongside Hermann Göring, Wilhelm Frick, Ernst Röhm, Friedrich Weber, Wilhelm Bruckner, and Robert Wagner. Judge Georg Neithardt presided over the proceedings that lasted until the 1st of April 1924. Ludendorff was acquitted because he claimed his attendance was accidental.

How long did Adolf Hitler serve after being sentenced for the Beer Hall Putsch?

Hitler received five years fortress confinement with parole eligibility after six months but served just over eight months. He was released from Landsberg Prison on the 20th of December 1924. During imprisonment he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess.

Which Nazi participants died during the Beer Hall Putsch confrontation on November 9 1923?

Fifteen Nazi insurgents lost their lives including Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter who fell while carrying Hitler. Rolf Reiner became the youngest person killed at age nineteen while Andreas Bauriedl fell onto the flag. Four Bavarian police officers also died including Hugo Bruckner and Johann Aigner.

What happened to the Blutfahne and Feldherrnhalle memorial after World War II ended in 1945?

The Allied Commission removed bodies from Ehrentempel to Königsplatz on the 9th of November 1935 before moving them again in June 1945. Upper parts of structures were blown up the 9th of January 1947 and a plaque embedded in pavement since 1994 lists four Bavarian policemen killed fighting Nazis.