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The History Hour: Hitler's beer hall putsch

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Hitler's beer hall putsch

23/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Hitler's beer hall putsch

Hitler's first attempt at seizing power, anti-Sikh riots in India, and the Turner Diaries

Hitler's first attempt at seizing power in Germany, anti-Sikh violence in India, Swahili publishing, the New Cross fire, and the neo-Nazi novel that inspired the US far right

Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in Germany in 1923, ten years before he eventually became Chancellor. The failed "beer hall putsch" - so named because it started in a beer hall in the southern city of Munich - would become a foundational part of the Nazis' self-mythology. Professor Frank McDonough tells us more.

Plus, more Nazis with The Turner Diaries, the novel that inspired the US far right; anti-Sikh riots in India; the birth of Swahili-language publishing; and the house fire in New Cross, South London, which led to a Black People's Day of Action.

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

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