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Wolfgang Kapp (24 July 1858 – 12 June 1922) was a German conservative and nationalist and political activist who is best known for his involvement in the 1920 Kapp Putsch. He spent most of his career working for the Prussian Ministry of Finance and then as director of the Agricultural Credit Institute in East Prussia.
Jul 20, 1998 · Wolfgang Kapp (born July 24, 1858, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died June 12, 1922, Leipzig, Ger.) was a reactionary Prussian politician who led the Kapp Putsch (1920), which attempted to overthrow the fledgling Weimar Republic and establish a rightist dictatorship.
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Wolfgang Kapp war ein deutscher Verwaltungsbeamter, zuletzt Generallandschaftsdirektor in Königsberg. Er führte am 13. März 1920 zusammen mit General Walther von Lüttwitz unter Einsatz der Marine-Brigade Ehrhardt mit Unterstützung von Erich Ludendorff den erfolglosen Kapp-Putsch gegen die demokratisch gewählte Reichsregierung in der ...
Named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz, its goal was to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic, and establish an autocratic government in its place. It was supported by parts of the Reichswehr, as well as nationalist and monarchist factions.
Reactionary politician Wolfgang Kapp (1858–1922) formed a government with Erich Ludendorff, and the legitimate republican regime fled to southern Germany. Within four days, a general strike by labour unions and the refusal by civil servants to follow Kapp’s orders led to the coup’s collapse.
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The Kapp putsch was a March 1920 attempt to overthrow the Social Democratic Party (SPD) government, carried out by army officers, Freikorps members and right-wing nationalists. The attempted coup was thwarted by public opposition, divisions within the military and misjudgements by those who initiated it.
Wolfgang Kapp. Germany > The First World War > Wolfgang Kapp was born in New York City on 24th July, 1858. His father, Friedrich Kapp, had been involved in the failed 1848 German Revolution and had emigrated to the United States in 1849. His father joined the law firm of Zitz, Kapp and Froebel.
