: A civil servant and nationalist politician, Kapp was declared the new Chancellor. He was supported by General Walther von Lüttwitz, the military mastermind behind the coup.
: The event highlighted that the Republic could not rely on its own army to defend it against right-wing threats, a weakness that would persist throughout the 1920s. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920
: Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had been "stabbed in the back" by socialist and Jewish politicians at home. : A civil servant and nationalist politician, Kapp
: Without a functioning infrastructure or economy, the Putsch leaders could not govern. Kapp fled to Sweden on March 17, just four days after the coup began. 4. Consequences and Historical Significance : Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had
: Public transport, electricity, water, and postal services in Berlin and other major cities ground to a halt.