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Kapp Putsch, 1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Decree of the "Chancellor of the Reich" Wolfgang Kapp, 1920

Leaflet of the government that threatened with death the putschists, the leading participants of the general strike from 16.03.1920.

Flyer of the Kapp movement to the population, 1920

Leaflet of the putschists from 13.03.1920: "From the Reich Chancellery: The First Day of the New Government". With the leaflet, the new government distanced itself from a monarchist coup and assures that does not want to reintroduce conscription and has no warlike intentions.

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Marinebrigade Ehrhardt in Berlin, 1920

Soldiers of the Marine Brigade Erhardt march through the streets of Berlin.

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Title page of the Recklinghaeuser newspaper during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

Report of the Recklinghaeuser newspaper from 13.03.1920 with the title: "Fall of the government?", which took over a report of the news agency Wolff, according to which the putschists von Luettwitz and von Kapp took over government offices.

Freikorps soldiers before the Reich Chancellery, 1920

Soldiers of the coup supporting troops on the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. The soldiers may belong to the Brigade Erhardt.

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Crowds of people during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

Crowd in Potsdamer Platz during the invasion of Kapp supporters.

Kapp Putsch in Berlin, 1920

Part of the army under General Freiherr von Luettwitz and right-wing politicians with Wolfgang Kapp being in the fore, forced the Reich government to flee to Stuttgart. Entry of the Marine Brigade Ehrhardt of the rebels on the Pariser square. After a few days, the coup failed primarily because of the general strike of the unions and the loyalty of the government bureaucracy.

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Onlookers after the end of the Kapp Putsch, 1920

Onlookers at the time of the Kapp putsch in Berlin on 14.03.1920.

Soldiers of the Kapp Putsch distribute flyers to the population of Berlin, 1920

Freikorp soldiers try to convince the population to participate in the Kapp Putsch with the help of leaflets.

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920

Kapp putsch 13.03.1920, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Wolfgang Kapp

Wolfgang Kapp (1858-1922), German politician.

Kapp soldiers distribute leaflets in Berlin

Soldiers of the Naval Brigade Erhardt distribute leaflets to the citizens of Berlin. The newspapers were banned, and the "administration" of Generallandschaftsdirektor (director general of the Prussian agricultural banks) Kapp used leaflets to inform the population. On the steel helmets of the Free Corps soldiers there are swastikas painted .

Kapp soldiers encircle the government district of Berlin, 1920

Volunteer Corps soldiers erect street blocks during the Kapp Putsch. A sign warns the people of Berlin 'Stop! Whoever proceeds will be shot.'

The Kapp Putsch, 1920

The Kapp Putsch: In March 1920 the Freikorps units marched in Berlin and forced the government to escape. Soldiers of a Freikorps (volunteer corps) with a gun in Berlin 'Unter den Linden'.

Railway official during the general strike, 1920

At the Kapp Putsch, the unions responded with a general strike. Berlin was without electricity during this time. Here one can see a railway official in the position of a manual electrical switch.

Members of the technical emergency assistance during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

At the Kapp Putsch, the unions responded with a general strike. The technical emergency assistance was used by the rebels in order to restart important supply equipment. Here one can see members of the Technical Emergency Assistance in obtaining work clothes.

Appeal of the Technical emergency assistance during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

At the Kapp Putsch, the unions responded with a general strike. The technical emergency assistance was used by the rebels in order to restart up important supply equipment. Here one can see an officer of the coup and members of the Technical emergency assistance, who had been divided for guard, at a roll call.

Members of the technical emergency assistance during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

At the Kapp Putsch, the unions responded with a general strike. The technical emergency assistance was used by the rebels in order to restart important supply equipment. Here one can see members of the technical emergency assistance during the transportation of coal in the Berlin gas works.

Call of the government during the Kapp Putsch, 1920

Leaflet during the Kapp Putsch.

Profile of the Reich Supreme Court against the coup leaders of the Kapp Putsch, 1920

Profile of the Reich Supreme Court in Leipzig. The Reich court set a reward of up to 10,000 marks. Wolfgang Kapp, Traugott von Jagow, Waldemar Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Schiele, lawyer Attorney Brederel and the Senior Civil Servant Doye were wanted.