Prussian Socialism Episode 41 The Beerhall Putsch Trial of Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff 1924

Prussian Socialism Episode 41: The Beerhall Putsch Trial of Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff 1924

Sixteen men killed. Dozens wounded. Blood on the cobblestones. The movement shattered. The police chasing down survivors.

But the "Beerhall Putsch" was only half the story. The real test was in the courtroom. In 24 tense days of witness-examinations, speeches, and arguments--interrupted by hours of mind-numbing boredom--Adolf Hitler faced down the Bavarian authorities and the hateful and ignorant international press.

In the streets, physical courage. In the courtroom, moral conviction. It takes both kinds of bravery to change history. While many Nationalists had had the courage to stare down the rifle-barrels of the Bavarian State Police, only Adolf Hitler had the steadfastness to lead them to victory in the trial that followed.

His case?

It is not my comrades and I who are guilty of treason... it's the Weimar government! Those traitors, who signed Germany's freedom away with the Treaty of Versailles.

Hitler also blamed Bavarian State Commissar Gustav von Kahr. Because Kahr and the police had lead the Nazis to believe that they had official support.

Sounds a bit like Donald Trump's treacherous actions on January 6th, no?

The 1924 "Hitler-Prozess" made the NSDAP. No longer would the movement seek mere reactionary aims. Instead, it would shoot for revolutionary change!

Join Gregory Conte and activist-organizer Rainhart of Nationalist Coalition as we discuss the trial and its outcome. What other parallels can we draw to today? What else can we lessons can we apply to today?

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For Prussian Socialism's coverage of the putsch itself, see episode 35:

https://odysee.com/@gregoryconte:2/Prussian-Socialism-35-The-Hitlerputsch-100-Years:6

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