Braun , do you want to join the Kapp Putsch ? They are trying to overthrow the government !
21 December 1919
Thank you Sir!
Wolfgang Kapp
Kapp Ptusch
Its a great pleasure having you with us!
General Walter von Luettwitz
January 1920
No Sir , we cannot fight our own people !
Oh no ! We will be fighting our own troops ?!
I want your troops to go to Berlin and fight the friekorps !
Braun’s friend , Elias Hoffman , introduced Braun to join the Kapp Putsch which was lead by Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz . Elias told him all about what they are going to do to the government .
13 April 1920
Do you want to be a part of the new government?
Braun agreed to join the Kapp putsch as a part of the Friekorps (Free corps) because he wanted to get revenge on the Weimar government for neglecting him.
13 April 1920
Sir, Kapp asked my to join the new government.Should I join?
Nonsense!Help the Nazi party out instead!
After President found out about the Kapp Putsch plan , President Ebert instructed the German army to act upon this rebellion. Unfortunately, they refused as they did not want to act upon their fellow soldiers in the Friekorps.
30 October 1922
We are going to overthrow the government ! Munich Putsch !
The Kapp Putsch eventually overthrew the German government . Hence Wolfgang Kapp asked him to join them to govern Germany and be in the new government . Braun was cautious in his decision as he does not want the same thing happening again and told them that he will think about it .
Hmm, I shall go think about it
He then seek advice from Hitler as he was the leader of the Nazi Party was because Braun did not wanted to betray his party . Hitler then advised him to not join and instead help the Nazi Party win the elections .
Months later , Hitler came up with a plan called , “ Munich Putsch “ . Through the process , Braun diligently helped hitler to make the plan possible .