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Wolfgang Kapp
Wolfgang Kapp , 1858-1922, German right-wing politician. In 1920 he led the uprising known as the Kapp putsch, an armed revolt in Berlin aimed at restoring the German monarchy. He seized the Berlin government, but a general strike broke his power. Kapp fled to Sweden, returned (1922) to Germany, and... Read more
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff , 1865-1937, German general. A disciple of Schlieffen , he served in World War I as chief of staff to Field Marshal Hindenburg and was largely responsible for German military decisions. After Hindenburg became supreme military commander in 1916, Ludendorff also intervened in ci... Read more
Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert , 1871-1925, first president (1919-25) of the German republic. A Social Democratic deputy in the Reichstag, in 1913 he became party leader, succeeding Bebel ; a gradualist, or moderate, he was seen as pragmatic and non-ideological. Ebert supported the war effort during World War I. ... Read more
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess 1894-1987, German National Socialist leader, b. Alexandria, Egypt; son of a German merchant. In 1920 he became an ardent follower of Adolf Hitler and after the Munich "beer-hall putsch" (1923) shared Hitler's imprisonment. Hitler dictated Mein Kampf to him. In 1933 he became deput... Read more
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler , 1900-1945, German Nazi leader. An early member of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) party, Himmler took part in Adolf Hitler's "beer-hall putsch" of 1923, and in 1929 Hitler appointed him head of the SS, or Schutzstaffel, the party's black-shirted elite corps. ... Read more
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Hermann Wilhelm Goering , 1893-1946, German National Socialist leader. In World War I he was a hero of the German air force. An early member of the Nazi party, he participated (1923) with Hitler in the Munich "beer-hall putsch" and after its failure escaped eventually to Sweden, where he stayed ... Read more
Munich
Munich , Ger. München , city (1994 pop. 1,255,623), capital of Bavaria, S Germany, on the Isar River near the Bavarian Alps. It is a financial, commercial, industrial, transportation, communications, and cultural center. Its industries produce precision and optical instruments, electrical appl... Read more
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler , 1889-1945, founder and leader of National Socialism (Nazism), and German dictator, b. Braunau in Upper Austria. Early Life The son of Alois Hitler (1837-1903), an Austrian customs official, Adolf Hitler dropped out of high school, and after his mother's death in 1907 moved... Read more
Bavaria
Bavaria , Ger. Bayern, state (1994 pop. 11,600,000), 27,239 sq mi (70,549 sq km), S Germany. Munich is the capital. The largest state of Germany, Bavaria is bordered by the Czech Republic on the east, by Austria on the southeast and south, by Baden-Württemberg on the west, by Hesse on the n... Read more
Berlin
Berlin , city (1994 pop. 3,475,400), capital of Germany, coextensive with Berlin state (341 sq mi/883 sq km), NE Germany, on the Spree and Havel rivers. Formerly divided into East Berlin (156 sq mi/404 sq km) and West Berlin (185 sq mi/479 sq km), the city was reunified along with East and West Germ... Read more

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Munich Putsch
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Munich Putsch ( Beer-hall Putsch ) Attempted coup in 1923 by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to overthrow the republican government of Bavaria, which began in a beer-hall. The coup proved abortive, and Hitler was arrested and sentenced to...
August 1991 Putsch
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History AUGUST 1991 PUTSCH The August 1991 Putsch (August 19 – August 21) was a hard-line communist attempt to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev, triggering the collapse of the USSR. On the morning of August 19, 1991, Soviet state television...
Wolfgang Kapp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...politician Wolfgang Kapp (1858-1922) led a putsch in March 1920, an abortive rightist...in 1906, a position he held until his putsch in 1920. A partisan of the ultra nationalist...ttwitz, he staged the so-called Kapp Putsch against the republican government of Friedrich...
Yazov, Dmitry Timofeyevich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...military, and security service personnel, who gambled on a putsch to remove Gorbachev and prevent the dismemberment of the Union...afghanistan, relations with; arms control; august 1991 putsch bibliography Brusstar, James H., and Jones, Ellen. (1995...
Yanayev, Gennady Ivanovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Yanayev and his shaking hands became a central image of the putsch. Yanayev was arrested immediately following the coup's collapse...to become a pension fund consultant. See also: august 1991 putsch bibliography Gorbachev, Mikhail. (1991). The August Coup...
Pugo, Boris Karlovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...popularly elected president, Boris Yeltsin. The so-called putsch in which the committee attempted to seize power was poorly organized...people. I have lived my life honestly." See also: august 1991 putsch; soyuz faction bibliography Albats, Yevgeniia. (1994...
Soyuz Faction
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...for the coup attempt of August 1991, but the failure of the putsch sealed the fate of the USSR and of Soyuz, its most loyal defender...not been "afraid of his own shadow." See also: august 1991 putsch; democratization; gorbachev, mikhail sergeyevich bibliography...
Erich Ludendorff
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...prince of Baden and fled to Sweden. Returning in 1919, he took part in the ultranationalist Kapp putsch (1920) and in the "beer-hall putsch" (1923) of Adolf Hitler . He was acquitted in the subsequent trial, was a National Socialist member...
Adolf Hitler
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ludendorff . On Nov. 8, 1923, Hitler attempted the "beer-hall putsch," intended to overthrow the republican government. Leading...years in the Landsberg fortress. He served nine months. The putsch made Hitler known throughout Germany. In prison he dictated...
Nazism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...leader as Italy ’ s prime minister, Hitler staged a putsch in the Bavarian capital, Munich, on November 9, 1923, the...army, the police, or business and political elites, and the putsch was dispelled in a hail of gunfire. Hitler was tried for treason...

Dictionary entries related to "Putsch"

Kapp Putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Kapp Putsch (13–17 Mar. 1920) After the German government disbanded further...a general strike which forced the insurrectionists to give up. The Kapp Putsch revealed the refusal of the army to defend the new German democracy against...
Munich Putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Munich Putsch, see Hitler putsch
Kapp putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Kapp putsch (March 1920) The attempt by Wolfgang Kapp (1858–1922...planning to set up a rival government with himself as Chancellor. The putsch was defeated by a general strike of the Berlin workers and the refusal of...
October Putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History October Putsch (Sept.–Oct. 1993) A stand-off between the popularly elected...the Parliament, which cost the lives of 148 people. The leaders of the putsch were imprisoned, but released on 26 February 1994 as part of a general...
putsch
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English putsch / poŏ ch / • n. a violent attempt to overthrow a government.
Hitler Putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Hitler Putsch (8–9 Nov. 1923) An abortive attempt by Hitler , with the support of Ludendorff , to seize power in the Bavarian...
Röhm Putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Röhm Putsch, see SA
Munich ‘beer-hall’ putsch
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Munich ‘beer-hall’ putsch (8 November 1923) An abortive rebellion by German NAZIS . In a beer-hall in Munich a meeting of right-wing politicians...
SA
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...organization from 1921. Banned after the Hitler Putsch , it was re-established in 1925. Its...plans, he ordered the Röhm Putsch (‘Night of the Long Knives...an act of national self-defence. The Putsch signalled the rise of the SS as the party...
Seeckt, Hans von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...insurrectionists from the left, his defence of the Republic against insurrectionists from the right in the Kapp Putsch and the Hitler Putsch remained ambivalent. He was relieved of his post in 1926 owing to personal animosities with President Hindenburg...

Thesaurus entries related to "Putsch"

uprising
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...anarchy, coup, coup d'état, putsch.   AWKWARD SYNONYMS  ...insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, putsch, rebellion, revolution There are a number...authorities off guard, you'll want to stage a putsch , which is a small, popular uprising...
coup
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus coup • noun   1. a violent military coup synonyms : seizure of power, coup d'état, putsch, overthrow, takeover, deposition; revolution, palace revolution, rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, insurgence...
insurrection
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English insurrection • noun   synonyms : rebellion, revolt, revolution, uprising, rising, riot, mutiny, sedition, coup, coup d'état, putsch; insurgency, insurgence.

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'I want this stud to be top class and I want to be remembered as a good breeder when I kick the bucket' Quality is key for Andreas Putsch, owner of the Haras de Saint Pair, as he explains to Desmond Stoneham.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 8/5/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: Desmond Stoneham ANDREAS PUTSCH is a bit of a one-off. A self-confessed...to channel his thoroughbred interests, Putsch, 43, entered the breeding profession...now on it is quality not quantity for Putsch, who considers his class of staff to...
From Putsch to Purge: A Study of the German Episodes in Richard Hughes's The Human Predicament and Their Sources
Magazine article from: AUMLA : Journal of the Australasian Universities Modern Language Association; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Ivo Holmqvist, From Putsch to Purge: A Study of the German Episodes...World War II. Ivo Holmqvist's From Putsch to Purge is a detailed study of how Hughes...episodes in The Fox culminate in the Hitler Putsch of November 1923, while in The Wooden...
LEADER: Putsch up or shut up.
Magazine article from: The Lawyer; 7/21/2008; 593 words ; Catrin Griffiths, editor When is a partnership putsch not a putsch? When it's at Bevan Brittan. In the coming week...take responsibility. If this isn't a partnership putsch, then perhaps it should be. Copyright: Centaur Communications...
When Putsch Came to Shove; After the Coup, Many Democrats Began Acting Like Bolsheviks
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/10/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...nuclear weapons sites. The strange August putsch, whose participants seemed to see Soviet...there will be at least two versions of the putsch. According to one, Yelstin became a...Could he have been the brains behind the putsch? Russian national TV aired a special...
Philippine putsch that went to dogs. (Arturo Tolentino rebellion)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 7/21/1986; ; 700+ words ; Philippine putsch that went to dogs Gen. Douglas MacArthur...corncob pipe. He failed. The stillborn putsch was sired by a misreading of public opinion...spilled sauces and other afterbirth of the putsch that went pfft, making copious use of...
A royal putsch in Hungary, 1921.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...an eye-witness to King Karl's first Putsch; but when the second attempt came he...Karl arrived at Sopron; and this second Putsch nearly destroyed everything we had just...strength ever since the King's attempted Putsch at Eastertime, and so Bethlen h
Jaffee Center head warns of putsch danger
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/17/1996; ; 680 words ; ...still slim chance the army could attempt a putsch, a leading strategic analyst said yesterday...situation, therefore the likelihood of a putsch -- an illegal action -- becomes more...so intertwined with the public that [a putsch] couldn't happen," Orr said on Channel...
Moscow's New Worry: A `December Putsch'; Rumors of Possible Coup Sweep City Amid Winter's Gloom and Mounting Shortages
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/6/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...up with various dates for a "December putsch," some of which have already passed...were people "who are waiting for another putsch, possibly even organizing it." Pressed...danger that awaits us is not so much a putsch, but an uprising of the destitute, the...
ECJ sets boundaries for trade mark defences.(news)(Gerolsteiner Brunnen & Co v Putsch cases)(European Court of Justice)
Magazine article from: Managing Intellectual Property; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...judgment in Gerolsteiner Brunnen & Co v Putsch on January 7, the ECJ ruled that trade...company Gerolsteiner against competitor Putsch for marketing its drinks with the name...law was to apply the honesty criteria to Putsch's use of the name Kerry, which in this...
Putsch in Pakistan Fosters Stability.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 11/8/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...s son, nor Bhutto are condemning the army for the Oct. 12 putsch in Pakistan -- both believe not only was the coup inevitable...coup is unacceptable. The White House was quick to condemn the putsch and the State Department's James Rubin warned Pakistan's...