 On 29 February 1920, Defence Minister Noske ordered the disbandment of two of the most powerful "Freikorps", the "Marinebrigade Loewenfeld" and the "Marinebrigade Ehrhardt".The commander of the latter, "Korvettenkapitän" Hermann Ehrhardt, declared that the unit would refuse to disband.On 30 February, it staged a parade without inviting Noske.