The blame cast upon the Weimar Government, also known as the "November Criminals" focused disfavor towards the new constitution, thereby allowing increased support of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Popularity for the Nazi party and the 'super man' Hitler swelled allowing them the opportunity to encourage the marginalization of the!.
Jews, gypsies and other minority groups. Evidently, this began to influence the German people towards the fascist way of thinking.
On the 8th November 1923 Hitler and the Nazi party held the "Munich Beer-Hall Putsch" in an attempt to stage a National revolution, and seize power to rule the nation. Hitler and General Ludendorff assembled their followers, including six hundred Storm Troopers, at the Buerger-braukeller Beer hall in Munich, in an attempt to topple the Bavarian Government. They moved the Prime Minister and his officials at gunpoint to a side room where Hitler persuaded them to help overthrow of the Weimar government. Allegiance was assured, though the following day President Kahr's pledge of support proved worthless. The following day Hitler, General Ludendorff and approximately three thousand Storm Troopers marched into Munich, yet the band was fired on by the police and broke up in the confusion. In this struggle for power, shots were fired, resulting in sixteen(16) Nazi's and three(3) police being killed. Ludendorff was arrested, and then Hitler two (2) days later.
Some believed the failed putsch was a significant downfall of Hitler that merely underscored how insubstantial and powerless the Nazis were. In actual fact it was very successful for the Nazi's for several reasons. Firstly, the Munich Beer-Hall Putsch launched Hitler and the Nazi's on to the National political scene, in one of the most successful acts of propaganda he could have wished for. Hitler became famous and widely known around the country. This familiarity was significant for the Nazi's and Hitler, as public recognition was a building block for greatness to come.
