Germany- unrest Flashcards
what % did the DNVP have in the 1920 elections
15%
who led the DNVP
Drexler
when did Hitler join the DNVP
1919
who was ordered to disband the Freikorps units
Gustav Noske
who refused to disband their Freikorps unit
von Luttwitz
which politician supported the Kapp Putsch
Wolfgang Kapp
what is a putsch
coup/violent attempt to overthrow gov
when did the Kapp Putsch start and with how many soldiers
12 March 1920 with 12,000 troops
When was Kapp’s proclamation and what did he say
13 March 1920- stated the gov weren’t capable of managing the many problems the country faced
where did the government flee to during the Kapp Putsch
Dresden
who did Bauer call on to crush uprising and what did Seeckt say in response
the army- said ‘troops dont fire on troops’
how long did the Kapp Putsch last
4 days
what did Seeckt do with the army after the Kapp Putsch
Seeckt imposed v. strict military discipline + recruited new troops, increasingly at expense of Freikorps.
Seeckt was determined to uphold independence of army
which political figures were assassinated and when
Hugo Hasse- 1919
Erzberger- 1921
Rathenau- 24th June 1922
who was Erzberger killed by and why
Organisation Consul who were a group of ex-Freikorps soldiers who were disbanded after the failed Kapp Putsch
