June Putsch
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| June Putsch | |||||||||
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 Hermann Eschau salutes a tank convoy on the streets of Adtrus after the coup | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| National Union Party |
 Crown Council Socialist Party League of CommunistsVarious left-wing paramilitaries Some army defectors | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Hermann Eschau Victor II Kajetan von Katterfeld |
Lars Hencke Ernst Steinbach Helmut Pasche Nicolas Krukenberg | ||||||||
The June Putsch (Vierz: Juni Putsch), or the 1927 Vierz coup d'état, was the violent overthrow of the socialist government of Lars Hencke by the Imperial Vierz Armed Forces on 15 June 1927. The coup was planned and executed by General Field Marshal Hermann Eschau on the orders of Emperor Victor II.