Tag: History of Munich
Dachau folk festival: How it all began in 1887 – Dachau
Over the decades, animals have repeatedly played a role at the Dachau folk festival. It even started with them: after the Thirty Years’ War, in 1652, horse races took place…
Spaenle suggests canceling the commemoration of the 1972 Olympic assassination – Munich
The spokesman for the victims’ families described the federal government’s offer of compensation as an “insult” and a “tip” – and announced that the relatives did not want to take…
Munich: Badenburg in the Nymphenburg Palace Park restored – Munich
The Badenburg in the Nymphenburg Palace Park in Munich is 300 years old. For the anniversary, the baroque Badeschlösschen was spruced up accordingly, as announced by the Bavarian Palace Administration…
Munich: Remembrance of the bomb attack at Riem Airport in 1982 – Munich
40 years ago, Munich Airport was the scene of a terrorist attack, injuring seven people. Later it turns out that the bomb should have detonated in the air on board…
Olympic assassination attempt in 1972: mystery about document number I 37430/7
To this day, the circumstances of the 1972 Olympic assassination have not been clarified. Now three scientists find copies of the letter of confession and the list of names. This…
Dealing with National Socialism: "It was always about suppressing, covering up, forgetting"
Why do so many young people know so little about the Holocaust? Antonia Hinderegger wants to strengthen the memory work with a virtual reality project. Her research begins with her…
1972 Olympics in Munich: The architecture of the future – Munich
In 1972, the games became a turbocharger for Munich’s urban development. Also because there was not enough time for planning the tried and tested, there were so many innovations in…
Olympic assassination 1972: Help from a neo-Nazi – Munich
Of Roman Deininger and Uwe Ritzer A call to Willi Voss in a small town near Hanover. It took a while to get him on the phone – a man…
Olympia 72: thumb and bird brought the games to Munich – Munich
Munich’s Lord Mayor Hans-Jochen Vogel had no idea what was to come when the door to his office opened on October 28, 1965 and a guest entered the room whom…
Holocaust commemoration: #StolenMemory in Fürstenfeldburck – Fürstenfeldbruck
A bracelet, a fountain pen or a farewell letter – the National Socialists stole all personal belongings from concentration camp prisoners. The traveling exhibition #StolenMemory helps to pass these on…