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Hey, speaking of Beer Hall Putsches can we all just take a moment to appreciate how badass (and derpy) this moment in history was?
from Wikipedia:
The audience roared its approval. He [Hitler] finished triumphantly:
“… One last thing I can tell you. Either the German revolution begins tonight and the morrow will find us in Germany a true nationalist government, or it will find us dead by dawn!”
(and later)
Hitler suffered a dislocated shoulder when the man he had locked arms with was shot dragging Hitler down to the pavement with him. Hitler’s bodyguard Ulrich Graf, jumped onto Hitler to shield him and took several bullets, probably saving Hitler’s life. Hitler then crawled along the sidewalk out of the line of fire and was driven away in a waiting car. A bullet killed Scheubner-Richter.[16] Göring was shot in the groin but escaped. The rest of the Nazis scattered or were arrested. Ludendorff, true to his heroic form, walked right through the line of fire to the police and was then arrested.
goddamn I don’t care what your political views are that’s some blockbuster material right there (why hasn’t there been an awesome historical drama made about this yet?!?)
but then there’s the… stupid parts…
At this moment, Ludendorff cried out, “Wir marschieren!” (We will march!). Röhm’s force together with Hitler’s (a total of approximately 2000 men) marched out - but with no specific plan of where to go.
yeah it probably would’ve been good to plan ahead on that one guys