The Beer Hall Putsch that is also known as the Munich Putsch, was a failed coup-attempt by by the Nazi party. The idea was to seize power in Munich in the state of Bavaria. The attempt was two thousand men that gathered in the center of Munich. In the city center they confronted the police. The confrontation led to sixteen Nazis deaths and four policemen. Hitler himself was wounded in the confrontation. The coup attempt was inspired by Mussolini's successful attempt in Rome in October. Two days after the attempt Hitler was arrested and charged with high treason, some of his conspirators were arrested, while some fled to Austria. Hitler was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. He only served 9 months of the sentence and Hitler saw three benefits with the failed attempt. The first benefit was the attention, the second benefit was that he used the time in prison to write "Mein Kampf" and the final benefit was that Hitler realized that the path to power was trough legitimate means.
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| Bundesarchiv, Bild 119-1486 |
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