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Kapp Putsch
The Kapp Putsch, also known as the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch, named after its leaders Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz, was an attempted coup on 13 March 1920 which aimed to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, overthrow the Weimar Republic and establish an autocratic government in its place. It was supported by parts of the "Reichswehr" (Military) and nationalist and monarchist factions.
The coup took place in the capital, Berlin, and the legitimate German government was forced to flee the city.
mainly for Lettow-Vorbeck's involvement in the 1920 Kapp Putsch. In Hanover, "Lettow-Vorbeck Straße" was renamed "Namibia Straße". In Wuppertal, Bremen, Cuxhaven, Mönchengladbach, Halle, Radolfzell and Graz, Austria there are still streets named after General von Lettow-Vorbeck, while in Radolfzell a procedure for renaming the road is nearing completion.
The dryosaurid species "Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki" was named after Lettow-Vorbeck.
In popular culture.
Lettow-Vorbeck appears in a 1993 episode of