The German Day rally in Nuremberg brought together over 100,000 nationalists and paramilitary groups, including the SA.
It demonstrated the massive scale of the movement and left the SA believing they were now strong enough to overthrow the Weimar Republic.
The Nazi Party had grown to roughly 55,000 members. Hitler feared that if he did not provide a decisive "action," he would lose control of the restless, armed SA who were demanding a revolution.
In addition, the hyperinflation crisis peaked in November 1923, and the government's decision to end "passive resistance" in the Ruhr infuriated nationalists.
This created a "now or never" atmosphere for a coup.
It is not necessary for this website to describe the coup in great detail......the short video below clearly explains the events of that day.
The result of the failed coup was that Hitler was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison, the Völkisher Beobachter was closed, the Nazi Party was banned and their funds were seized.
Hitler was released after only 9 months and his immediate post-prison strategy involved a total reorganisation of a newly formed Nazi Party.
The party was allowed to return once Hitler made the solemn promise that they would operate strictly within the law and seek power only through the ballot box.
Hitler accepted that the Nazi Party needed to compete in elections to undermine and eventually destroy the Weimar Republic from within.