Beer Hall Putsch
How did a failed coup give birth to a tyrant?
4.2 (23)
39 mins
Discover the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in WWI, a time when chaos, humiliation, and despair paved the way for dangerous ideologies. Learn how violence and disillusionment transformed Hitler from a forgotten soldier into a figure fueled by rage and ambition.
Ep 1:
Germany's Powder Keg: Hitler Rises
As hyperinflation and occupation shatter Weimar Germany, a failed painter and a disgraced general find each other in Munich's beer halls, plotting a desperate revolution.
Ep 2:
Beer Hall Ambush: A Revolution Launched
Hitler storms a crowded beer hall, takes Bavaria's leaders hostage at gunpoint, and gambles everything on a bluff-filled night that could make or break his revolution.
Ep 3:
Bullets on Odeonsplatz: The Putsch Collapses
A doomed march through Munich's streets ends in gunfire at the Feldherrnhalle, scattering the putschists and leaving Hitler's movement seemingly crushed forever.
Ep 4:
From Prison Cell to Chancellery
A treason trial becomes Hitler's stage, prison becomes his workshop, and a decade later, legal maneuvering delivers him the power his putsch could never seize.
Discussions (12)
Ryan
Level 7 · 10 mo agoludendorff letting the prisoners walk is a huge throw. never give up your advantage for free 😂
Chase
Level 3 · 10 mo agoLudendorff really did keep marching. Wild stuff.
Dennis
Level 10 · 9 mo agoHitler running away first is historically accurate
