The Kapp Putsch took place in March 1920, beginning on 13 March and collapsing after about four days, on 17 March 1920.

Quick Scoop: Key Dates

  • Start of the Kapp Putsch: 13 March 1920.
  • It lasted roughly 100 hours and had effectively failed by 17 March 1920.

Tiny bit of context

The Kapp Putsch was a right‑wing coup attempt against the young Weimar Republic in Germany, led mainly by Wolfgang Kapp and General Walther von Lüttwitz.

It relied on Freikorps units marching into Berlin, but a massive general strike across Germany brought the country to a standstill and forced the putschists to give up within a few days.

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