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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

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Defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch trial. From left to right: Pernet, Weber, Frick, Kiebel, Ludendorff, Hitler, Bruckner, Röhm, and Wagner. German Federal Archive/Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikimedia Commons.

31. Hitler Led a Failed Coup in 1923

Hitler became known for his vitriol that railed against Jews and communists. In 1923, he and some cronies in the Nazi party stormed into a town hall meeting and declared a new German government. The affair became known as the “Beer Hall Putsch” and led to several deaths. Hitler was arrested, tried for treason, and sentenced to nine months in prison.

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