ocr: Gleichschaltung in Bavaria One of the few German states that attempted to resist Gleichschaltung in its local government was Bavaria. Here an attempt was made to obstruct the Nazi regime by means of a constitutional monarchy under Crown Prince Ruprecht. The Bavarian leadership planned to have the Crown Prince installed as commissar- general ofthe Reich and, subsequently, to declare the restoration ofthe monarchy. However, the Bavarians' hopes of earning support for this scheme in central-government circles was dashed. Onl March 9, armed SA and SS men flooded the streets ofMunich and waved the ...
