Max Schoberth
Max Schoberth (* 1902 or 1903; † November 9, 1923 in Munich ) was a Bavarian police auxiliary sergeant in the 2nd Police Hundred of the Bavarian State Police . He was killed in front of the Munich residence during the Nazi Hitler putsch in an exchange of fire with the putschists.
Circumstances of his death
On November 8, 1923, the Hitler putsch broke out . Since the putsch threatened to fail, Hitler wanted to get the population on his side with a march through Munich on November 9, 1923. The march began at the Bürgerbräukeller and was aimed at the military area command, the former Royal Bavarian War Ministry , at Ludwigstrasse 14. Ernst Röhm and his colleagues had holed up there since the day before . The second police force was supposed to stop the march and thus prevent the advance of the military area command. When they met, the putschists shot at the police, who returned fire. During the exchange of fire, Schoberth and three of his comrades were fatally hit. After the death of the Hundertschaftsführer Rudolf Schraut , a first lieutenant took command and ordered a second volley. Thereupon the demonstration broke up and the Hitler putsch was over.
Commemoration
Since 1994 a commemorative plaque of the city of Munich on Odeonsplatz has been commemorating him and his three dead comrades in the Bavarian State Police. The floor slab was later removed and replaced by a plaque on the facade of the Munich residence in 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport; accessed on June 11, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schoberth, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian police officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1902 or 1903 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1923 |
| Place of death | Munich |