Tag: History of Bavaria
The transformation of the historic city of Landshut – Bavaria
In 1973 the television journalist Dieter Wieland made a spectacular documentary about the city of Landshut. It was an indictment through and through. The then Mayor Josef Deimer intervened violently…
Nuremberg: The Internet reminds of the ordeal of Nazi victims – Bavaria
A stumbling block for Margarete Müller has been set into the ground at Heideloffstrasse 24 in Nuremberg, south of the main train station. You can find out more about her…
The Americans – Bavarians – are also among the fathers of the Bavarian constitution
When the war ended on May 8, 1945, another period of bitterness began for most Germans. The country lay shattered, living conditions were desolate, all hopes were gone. But then…
The Allgäu in old photographs – Bavaria
Around 1910 a postman and smallholder living in the village of Missen in the Allgäu had bought a handsome gramophone. It must have been a real sensation for the locals.…
Nuremberg Nazi Party Rally Grounds: History of the Nazi Congress Hall – Bavaria
from Olaf Przybilla, Nuremberg How the National Socialists held the congresses as part of their party congresses in Nuremberg is a fairly well-preserved picture of it. In any case, this…
The unbelievable odyssey of the spoils of war from November 1914 – Bavaria
In November 1914, the patriotic frenzy that had gripped the Bavarian population a few months earlier when the war broke out had long since vanished. The hoped-for quick victory turned…
Monuments in Munich: There is only room for democrats on the ground – Munich
Historical dates such as November 9th are touchstones of the culture of remembrance. In Munich there are rulers on horseback, a secret list of bad street names and democratic commemoration…
Kulmbach is looking for an unknown woman in a picture – Bavaria
It seems to be a time of search right now, that may be due to autumn, of which we know that “if you are alone now, it will be there…
Nuremberg: The work of the executioner Franz Schmidt – Bavaria
From a very special point of view, Franz Schmidt – posthumously probably the most notorious executioner of the old empire – even wore humane traits. At least that’s how it…
Education in Bavaria: The school books from back then – Bavaria
There’s something sinful about an evening in a pub. Half by half are emptied, talked about stupidly and the hard-earned money is slipped to the dashing waitresses as if there…