The Spartacist uprising and the Kapp Putsch.
In 1919, the Spartacists, a communist group led by Karl Leibknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, tried to take over Berlin in the Spartacist Revolt - but they were defeated by the Freikorps.
In 1920, some of the right-wing Freikorps themselves took part in the Kapp Putsch (Putsch = revolt). This was led by Wolfgang Kapp, and the group tried to take over Berlin to form another government. The workers staged a General Strike, but Kapp gave up. The government didn't punish the rebels though, because many judges sympathised with people like Kapp.
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