June Putsch

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June Putsch
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13902, Geburtstag Hindenburgs, Ehrenkompanie.jpg
A military parade in Adtrus on 17 June to celebrate the military's successful takeover
Date15 June 1927
Location
ActionMilitary control imposed by the armed forces
Result
Belligerents

Imperial Vierz Armed Forces Imperial Armed Forces

Vierz Empire Imperial Security Service
Vierz Empire National Union Party
Vierz Empire Crown Council
Vierz Empire  Socialist Party
Vierz Empire  League of Communists
Left-wing paramilitaries
Army defectors
Commanders and leaders
Imperial Vierz Armed Forces Hermann Eschau
Vierz Empire Victor II
Vierz Empire Kajetan von Katterfeld
Vierz Empire Eduard Peukert
Vierz Empire  Lars Hencke
Vierz Empire  Ernst Steinbach
Vierz Empire  Helmut Pasche
Vierz Empire  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.