The Allies (Britain, USA and France) were becoming concerned by the power of the new Freikorps as they were becoming too big of an army within Germany. When the Weimar government began to break them up the Freikorps reacted. In March 1920 Dr Wolfgang Kapp led 5,000 Freikorps into Berlin in a rebellion known as the Kapp Putsch (Putsch means rebellion). The army refused to fire on the Freikorps and it looked as if Ebert's government was doomed. However, it was saved by the German people, especially the industrial workers of Berlin. They delcared a general strike which brough the capital to a half with no transports, power or water. After a few days Kapp realised he could not succeed and left the country. He was hunted down and died while awaiting trial. It has been argued that this shows that Weimar had support and power after all.