Word: putsch
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...November 1923 occurred the famous Beer Putsch, when Adolf Hitler in a black frock coat, scowling over his smudge of a mustache, marched into the biggest beer garden in Munich, the "Burgerbraukeller," and proclaimed the National Socialist Revolution. There was a riot in the Odeonplatz. Adolf Hitler fled to the mountain village of Uffing and took refuge in the cottage of a devoted follower: Ernst Fritz Hanfstaengel, Harvard 1909, one-time Manhattan art dealer...
...Germany's new Iron Chancellor, pale, nasal Heinrich Brüning, did him no good with German extremists. While the London conference was still in progress, Nationalists streamed into a Berlin hall to hear inflammatory speeches by Deputy Paul Bang (Finance Minister in the brief sinister Kapp "Putsch" government) and Alfred Hugenberg's disciple, Fritz Kleiner. Boomed Bang...
...There are two leaders: an aristocratic adventurer (Colin Clive of Journey's End) and a communist (laconic Pat O'Brien of The Up & Up). There is also an idealistic exhibitionist (Barbara Robbins) who is loved by them both. Most potent part of the drama comes when the Putsch fails, each revolutionist faces death in a different way. Because of its inexpert dramatization, the play can be safely recommended only to Bolithusiasts...
...Hungarian Legitimists have been awaiting for eight years dawned quietly and set peaceably. Despite last-minute rumors of a projected dash through Switzerland and Austria to seize the throne of Hungary, of imminent riot and turmoil, somebody had evidently decreed that last week was not time for a putsch...
Ostensibly the proceedings were a trial for High Treason. Three young German army officers (Lieutenants Richard Scheringer, Hans Ludin, Friedrich Wendt) were charged with inciting their men to join a Fascist putsch should it be proclaimed. Without quite admitting their guilt the young officers waxed hotly truculent. "I would obey an order to shoot down Communists," shouted Lieutenant Scheringer, "but I would disobey a command to fire on men of my own persuasion...