Kapp Putsch, (1920) in Germany, a coup d'état that attempted to overthrow the fledgling Weimar Republic. Its immediate cause was the government's attempt to demobilize two Freikorps brigades. One of the brigades took Berlin, with the cooperation of the Berlin army district commander.

Where in Germany did the Kapp Putsch take place?

The Kapp Putsch took place in Weimar Germany in March 1920. Wolfgang Kapp was a right-wing journalist who opposed all that he believed Friedrich Ebert stood for especially after what he believed was the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles. The Kapp Putsch was a direct threat to Weimar's new government.

How did Kapp Putsch start?

The Kapp Putsch of 1920 involved a rebellion by members of the Freikorps when the Weimar Government tried to disband them. When around 5,000 Freikorps marched on Berlin, Ebert initially ordered the German Army to stop the rebellion.