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Witness History: Hitler's beer hall putsch

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Hitler's beer hall putsch

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Adolf Hitler made his first attempt to take power in Germany in 1923

Adolf Hitler made his first attempt to take power in Germany in Munich in 1923.

Adolf Hitler made his first attempt to overthrow democracy in Germany in Munich in 1923. It started at a beer hall called the Bürgerbräu in Munich, so it has become known as the "beer hall putsch" or the "Munich putsch". It ended with 16 Nazis and four policemen dead. Although the coup failed, Hitler's trial allowed him to raise his profile on the national stage, and within ten years he became chancellor of Germany.

PHOTO: Nazi members during the Beer Hall Putsch, Munich, Germany 1923 (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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