beer hall putsch

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Definition of beer hall putsch in English English dictionary

or Munich Putsch (Nov. 8-9, 1923) Unsuccessful attempt by Adolf Hitler to start an insurrection in Germany against the Weimar Republic. On Nov. 8, 1923, Hitler and his men pushed their way into a right-wing political meeting in a Munich beer hall and obtained agreement that the leaders there should join in carrying the "revolution" to Berlin. The next day, some 3,000 Nazis marched toward the Marienplatz but were met by police gunfire. Hitler was subsequently sentenced to five years in prison for treason; he served only eight months, time he spent writing Mein Kampf

Hyphenation

beer hall Putsch

Turkish pronunciation

bîr hôl pûç

Pronunciation

/ˈbər ˈhôl ˈpo͝oʧ/ /ˈbɪr ˈhɔːl ˈpʊʧ/