Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

February 26, 2010 05:00:00 am

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup.

Learn more about the Munich (or “Beer Hall”) Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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