# Kapp Putsch (1920)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1920-kapp-putsch
Location: Berlin
Categories: main-event

In March 1920 Freikorps troops occupied Berlin and proclaimed Wolfgang Kapp chancellor. A general strike brought the coup down within days. The army had refused to defend the government.

## Why it matters
It showed the fragility of the republic.

Ruler at the time: [Friedrich Ebert](https://germany-history.com/rulers/friedrich-ebert)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Kapp Putsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapp_Putsch)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Kapp Putsch](https://www.britannica.com/event/Kapp-Putsch)