Hitler's Revolt in Bavaria

Bavaria declared its own state of emergency and named former Bavarian premier Gustav von Kar as the state commissioner with dictatorial powers. This decision sparked outrage from nationalist groups that opposed Germany's reparations burden on principle. Berlin worried that this Bavarian triumvirate would attempt to revolt or secede. They worried that any such action would be met with a strong military response. Although Kar, Lassau, and Syser had no plans to submit to the Berlin government, they weren't eager to test this threat. For Hitler, their inaction was insufferable. He determined that the present period of unrest was the perfect opportunity to overthrow the Weimar Republic. And so