Word: reichswehr
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...Imperial Minister of Finance, and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, a partner in the Disconto Gesellschaft (Company). The battle was ended by a vote appointing Dr. Schacht President of the Reichsbank. He will be "Germany's money dictator and to currency and finance what General von Seeckt is to the Reichswehr as Commander-in-Chief...
...clinging shakily to his position," Herr Gustav Stresemann, German Chancellor, was reported to be coquetting with the idea of strengthening his dictatorship by inviting the wily old diplomatist and former Imperial Chancellor Prince von BÜlow* to accept an important position. General von Seeckt, who commands the entire Reichswehr, would be the strongest man in the directorate, which, besides von Billow, would include such men as Admiral von Vintze and the noted diplomatist von KÜhlmann, and, of course, Herr Stresemann. Thus Germany would virtually be under the same rulers as before the War, minus the Kaiser. Even...
...people cheered Ludendorff when he swaggered in or out of anywhere. The Hitler storm troops were in possession of the city and the sun was shining brightly on the following day. " Chancellor" Hitler and " Commander-in-Chief" von Ludendorff were within the War Office when the loyal Bavarian Reichswehr, commanded by the " disloyal" (to Berlin) General von Lossow, stormed the building, and after a short battle the "beer hall revolt" was crushed...
...General von Lossow were entirely out of sympathy with the movement and declared that their agreement with the Hitler move was forced by duress. After leaving the Bürgerbrau Keller, Dr. von Kahr had conferred with General von Lossow and they decided to suppress the revolt with the faithful Reichswehr (defense force). Ex-Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht, head of the Wittelsbach dynasty, emphatically repudiated the revolutionary movement...
...Berlin the news of the coup was received with undisguised alarm, despite subsequent contrary statements. President Ebert issued an appeal to the nation, an emergency Cabinet meeting was held, troops were ordered out by General von Seeckt, Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr. Hardly had this been done when the news was flashed from Munich that the revolt had been crushed...