Bavarian People's Court

“ Thereupon, Kahr said to Hitler, "You can hold me against my will, you can have me shot, you can even shoot me yourself. To die or not to die is not important." Hitler then turned to Seisser, who reproached him for not keeping his promise that there would be no putsch. Hitler replied, "I did; but forgive me, for the sake of the Fatherland." When asked by Lossow, "What is Ludendorff's position?", Hitler answered, " Ludendorff is ready and will be here presently." ”

“ Let us go forth in earnest, convinced of the awful weight of our undertaking, certain and aware of our grave responsibility. Let us go with the common man to our task. If we are pure of heart -- men of Germany, I do not doubt it -- surely God's blessing, which we beseech in this hour, will be with us. ”

“ Wagner then declared, "At this moment, the nationalist government of Germany is stepping forward in the Bürgerbräukeller. Simultaneously, all over Germany the nationalist revolution is breaking out. Nationalist brigades are already marching on Berlin from all directions. Tomorrow Munich will march. Behind the movement stand Ludendorff and Lossow with the entire 7th Division, Pöhner and Colonel Seisser with the Bavarian Landespolizei, and Hitler and his Kampfbund. Ludendorff has ordered that the Infantry School place itself immediately under Rossbach's command and function as shock troops. ”

“ Rossbach announced a visit of several gentlemen of the Infantry School to Ludendorff's residence on November 4. Wagner was also one of the visitors.
On this occasion, Ludendorff spoke of the Volk and of a nationalist revolution. He expressed the view that the idea of the Volk would win out very soon, and he spoke of Hitler's meritorious service, particularly in that he and his movement in the last three years had been able to hold down the White and Blue Peril. According to Hitler, the White and Blue -- or Bavarian -- Peril is the danger that the monarchy would be restored. ”

“ The Hitler troops would have to rule the city and pretend to have a larger force by constantly moving about. Everyone expressed the hope that the troops would not have to fight against the black, white, and red banner.
Hitler, Kriebel, Ludendorff, and their staff, because they no longer felt safe at the Wehrkreiskommando, returned to the Bürgerbräukeller between 6:00 and 7:00 in the morning. Only Röhm and his men, on Ludendorff's orders, remained at the Wehrkreiskommando to stop the Reichswehr. ”

“ The Berlin government has been banished to the devil. In its place stands a national dictatorship with Ludendorff as Commander of the National Army, Lossow as Army Minister, Seisser as Minister of Police, and myself as political leader." Hitler thanked the brigades for their cooperation and bound them to honor future obligations. He also thanked Röhm in particular for his brotherhood under arms. ”

“ Hitler then drove with Dr. Weber to the Pioneer garrison and to the 19th Regiment's barracks and was convinced that the Reichswehr had secured both and that the organizations of the Kampfbund had encountered resistance. After his return to the Bürgerbräukeller, Hitler addressed the assembled troops of the Kampfbund.
In the meantime, Major Siry volunteered to get information about the whereabouts of Lossow and the Reichswehr's attitude. On the orders of Hitler, Ludendorff, and Kriebel, the Major made his way to the Reichswehr garrison, but he was arrested there and was unable to return. ”

“ Ludendorff, Kriebel, and Röhm sent a Lieutenant Alois Hecker to Lossow requesting him to attend a meeting at the Wehrkreiskommando. At this point, Kriebel said to Hecker, " Hecker, you are our last hope. You must go to the garrison and see to it that Lossow comes to this meeting with Ludendorff. Everything depends on it. There seems to be several misunderstandings which must be cleared up immediately." ”

“ Negotiations were carried on with a leader of the Landespolizei in front of the Generalstaatskommissariat. The students prepared to exchange fire with the police. Finally, however, Ludendorff's command rang out: "Pull back." The cadets, led by Rossbach, then marched to the train station and from there to the Infantry School. Here, the true position of Kahr, Lossow, and Seisser was made known. Rossbach, however, was able with Wagner's help to hold together a large number of cadets and lead them back to the Bürgerbräukeller. ”

“ The contents of the order was, roughly, "The national dictatorship of Kahr-Hitler-Ludendorff has just been called forth. You are to come to Munich with any and all men, as swiftly as possible, and report to Lieutenant Colonel Kriebel. ”

“ Weber and General Aechter; and Reichskriegsflagge under Captains Röhm and Sendel. Ludendorff had long since approached Hitler and the Kampfbund. He was now closely connected with Hitler. Since early 1923, Brückner had been in charge of the Munich Regiment of the Nazis, which comprised three battalions. Besides this regiment, the Munich Nazi Party had special Hitler Shock Troops composed of highly trained Party members under the charge of Lieutenant Berchtold. Nazi Storm Troopers were also found outside Munich. The leader of all of the Storm Troopers was Captain Göring. ”