How a paramilitary coup attempted to topple the new German Republic
Explore the violent instability of the early Weimar Republic. This documentary examines the Kapp Putsch, an uprising driven by dissatisfied military factions and paramilitary groups intent on overthrowing the government in Berlin.
Following the end of the Great War, the newly formed German Republic faced immediate internal threats. Discontented members of the Reichswehr and the paramilitary Freikorps, resentful of the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, sought to bypass democratic processes.
The film details the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt's march on Berlin during the Kapp Putsch. This episode of political upheaval illustrates the fragile state of German democracy as armed groups attempted to seize control of the state.
Source: The Bloody Origin of the Weimar Republic (Documentary)
