Tuesday, 13 April 2010

munich putsch memorial

This cult never took hold. The most solemn Nazi festival of martyrs was 'Memorial Day for the Fallen of 9 November', whereby the Nazi party commemorated the sixteen men killed in the abortive 9 November 1923 putsch.

where the Munich putsch
where the Munich putsch

the Munich Putsch of 1923
the Munich Putsch of 1923

The Munich Putsch, 1923,
The Munich Putsch, 1923,

Beer Hall Putsch 9.11.1923
Beer Hall Putsch 9.11.1923

Beer Hall Putsch (Munich
Beer Hall Putsch (Munich

After the
After the "Beer Hall Putsch"

IMPOSING: The monument is based on Florence's Loggia. The hall became an important Nazi shrine following the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, and after Hitler took power in 1933 passersby had to give the Nazi salute. Those who preferred not to...
Feldherrnhalle - an imposing Munich landmark

Entrance to the Odeonsplatz: the black barriers mark the spot where the Munich Putsch was violently ended. Memorials in the Odeonsplatz are few, and are subtle: for example, this golden line of cobbles in the road, that...
munich putsch memorial

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