The turning point came when the fleeing government and trade unions called for a . This was the largest strike in German history, involving approximately 12 million workers.
: Public transport, electricity, water, and postal services in Berlin and other major cities ground to a halt. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920
: Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to reduce its army to 100,000 men. When the government ordered the disbandment of the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt , a powerful Freikorps (paramilitary) unit, its leaders rebelled. The turning point came when the fleeing government