Weimar Germany: Kapp Putsch 1920 May 2026

The Putsch exposed the fragile nature of the Weimar Republic and the deep-seated divisions within German society.

: The event highlighted that the Republic could not rely on its own army to defend it against right-wing threats, a weakness that would persist throughout the 1920s. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920

: The Weimar government, including President Friedrich Ebert and Chancellor Gustav Bauer, fled the city to Dresden and then Stuttgart. The Putsch exposed the fragile nature of the

: Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had been "stabbed in the back" by socialist and Jewish politicians at home. : Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had

The Kapp Putsch remains a critical case study in how can defeat a military coup, yet it also served as a warning of the internal enemies that would eventually facilitate the rise of the Nazi party.