Wolfgang Kapp

Wolfgang Kapp (July 24 1858–June 12 1922) was an East Prussian civil servant and journalist. He was a strict nationalist, and a nominal leader of the so-called Kapp Putsch that took place in Weimar Republic in 1920.

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July 24 - 1858 - June 12 - 1922 - East Prussia - Civil servant - Journalist - Nationalist - Kapp Putsch - Weimar Republic - 1920

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When the putsch failed, Kapp was forced to flee the country. He found a place of refuge in Sweden.

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Putsch - Sweden

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After two years in exile, he was allowed to return to Germany in April 1922. He died shortly afterwards, of cancer, in Leipzig.

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1922 - Cancer - Leipzig

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