OTHER INTERESTING SITES

Other Interesting Sites

Haus der Deutschen Kunst
Location: Prinzregentenstrasse (Englischer Garten)
The Haus der Deutschen Kunst was built by Paul Ludwig Troost between 1933-1937. It’s build in the typical nazi-style: large stone plates on the outside, symetrie, high pilars. It was opened on 19 July 1937 with festivities and a speech by Hitler. Today it’s still an artmuseum. Notice the swastika-motives in the ceiling outside.

The Haus der Deutsche Kunst with on the outside ceiling the swastika-motives
In the middle a picture of Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer inspecting the building
(all coloured pictures: the hitlerpages, 2006)

On these pictures, taken from a documentary, Hitler is seen at the Haus der Deutshe Kunst at the occasion of the Tag der Deutsche Kunst

Fotoatelier Hoffman
Location 1: Schellingstrasse 33
Today: apartments
Location 2: Schellingstrasse 50 (numbering is a bit strange)
Today: shop
Location 3: Barerstrasse, near number 8 (look at map Königsplatz, number 27 (no housenumber); between 25-30 were NSDAP buildings, including a Hoffmann shop)
Location 4: Amalienstrasse 25 (office Hoffmann)
Heinrich Hoffmann was the permanent photografer of Hitler. Adolf Hitler came to Hoffmann’s shop very often before 1933. Henriette was the daughter of Heinrich. She married Baldur von Schirach, a leader of the Hitler Jugend and later Gauleiter of Wien. Eva Braun worked in the new shop of Hoffmann, on Schellingstrasse 50. Here Adolf and Eva met eachother for the first time. From 1925 untill 1931 the NSDAP-headquarters were here. The house next to the ‘shop on number 50’ still has the nazi-eagle above it’s door.

Left: Eva Braun at the Hoffmann office at the Amalienstrasse, in the early 30’s
Right: A gathering of the NSDAP in 1925 at Schellingstrasse 50

Left and right:
The house next to the
Hoffmann store
(pictures: the hitlerpages, 2006)

Left: Schellingstrasse 33
Above: Schellingstrasse 50
Right: Schellingstrasse 50 inside
(pictures: the hitlerpages, 2006)

In the building on the right the old photoshop of Hoffmann on the Amalienstrasse was located
(pictures: the hitlerpages, 2006)

Hoffmann’s Houses

Location: Dobling, Hohen Warte 52-54

Location second house: somewhere in the area of Solln

Other location of a Hoffmann house: Ebersbergerstrasse 5

Today: Unknown.

Building Volkischer Beobachter
Location: Schellingstrasse 39
Today: It is said that the building is still there, but its front has been renovated.
The Volkischer Beobachter was the newspaper of the nazi’s.

Anton Drexlers house
Location: Burghausenerstrasse 6
Today: not sure about the authenticity of the house; could be original
The Burghausenerstrasse is mentioned in Ian Kershaw’s biography of Hitler, as a canteen. Actualy it was the address where Anton Drexler lived together with a couple of working men. The 25 basic ‘theses’ of National Socialism were drawn up here.

The Burghausenerstrasse 6 today

Building Münchener Post
Location: Altheimer Eck 19
Today: The address no longer exists. There is a printshop today. A sign on the wall gives
information about how the shop got there in 1934. The Münchener Post isn’t mentioned.
The Münchener Post was an anti-Hitler-paper in the twenties and the beginning of the thirties. When Geli Raubal commited suïcide the paper for instance speculated about the roll of Hitler.

Office Gustav von Kahr
Location: Maximiliaanstrasse 14
Today: the building still exists, the government of Bayern houses there
Gustav von Kahr was the commissioner of Bayern in 1923.

Apartment Putzi Hanfstaengl
Location: Gentzstrasse 1
Today: the house is gone; there’s a post-WW2-building there now
Putzi Hanfstaengl was a (political) friend of Hitler. After the putsch of 1923 Hitler stays for a little while in Hanfstaengl’s house in Uffing. Later on Hanfstaengl becomes more of a critic of the nazi’s. He went to England in 1939.

Westfriedhof
The grave of Ernst Röhm is on this graveyard.

Pullach
Location: 15 km. South of München, on both sides of the Heilmannstrasse (go to Google Earth for a map)
The FHQ Pullach was also known as Reichssiedlung Rudolf Hess. Hess ran the NSDAP from Pullach before the new Party building on the Arcisstrasse (Königsplatz) was ready.

A map of FHQ Pullach, near München

Villa Bruckman
Location: Karolinenplatz 5
Today: still exists, a so called ‘Sparkassenverband’ is there now
In the summer of 1927 Geli Raubals teacher in history, Hermann Foppa, asked Geli if she could arrange a meeting of the class with her uncle Adolf Hitler. In the beginning of July the class went to the villa of Elsa and Hugo Bruckman on the Karolinenplatz where they had the meeting with Hitler.

Pension Klein
Location: Königstrasse (Englisher Garten)
Geli Raubal lived here before she moved in with Hitler on the Prinzregentenplatz.

The theater is still there

Headquarters NSDAP
Location: Corneliusstrasse 12
Today: The original building no longer exists.
The second location (in the period of the Bier Hall Putsch in 1923) of the NSDAP-headquarters.

The NSDAP headquarters in 1921

Hotel Vier Jahrezeiten
Location: Maximiliansstrasse
Today: still there
Hitler dined or was at this hotel at different occasions. The hotel was a meeting place for right wing groups like the Thule Society. The owners of the hotel (the Walterspiel brothers) were members of the Thule Society.

The hotel today
(picture: The Hitlerpages)

Eva Brown and her family inside the Hotel. From left to right: Grelt Braun, Eva’s mother, unknown, Eva Braun

Marsfeld
Location: area between Hackerbrücke and corner Landshuter Allee/ Nymphenburger Strasse; there’s a street called the Marsstrasse and a Marsplatz in the area
Today: the military grounds were bombed in 1945; since the 60’s there are other buildings there; the names Marsstrasse and Marsplatz in the area remind of the past
The Marsfeld was exersize ground for the military in München. A famous picture shows Hitler there giving a speech. On January 28, 1923 Hitler held a speech there on the occasion of a NSDAP-Parteitag.

This is said to be a picture of Hitler on the Marsfeld, but the Magazine After the Battle says it’s on the Lenbachplatz, near the Justitzpalast. Hitler faces the Maximilliansplatz (it’s almost the same area). The picture was taken on January 28, 1923.

Art Dealer Stuffle
Location: Maximiliansplatz
Today: unknown
When Hitler lived in München he sold lots of his paintings at Stuffles.

Mathildensaal
Location: Mathildenstrasse 4
Today: still there, modernised on the inside; owned by the Evangelisce Handwerker Verein
On October 29, 1920 Hitler spoke at the Münchener Mathildensaal.

Allach
Location: Allach-Untermenzing, exact location unknown
Today: Allach is a place that became a part of München in 1938. It’s called Allach-Untermenzing now.
On August 22, 1922 Hitler spoke at Allach.

Wittelsbacher Garten
Location: unknown
On February 20, 1923 Hitler spoke in the Wittelsbacher Garten and in both 1928 and 1929 he also held a speech here.

Ausstellungspark and Ausstellungshallen
Location: not sure; a tennis club with the name Ausstellungspark is located at the Grasweg 67, a Gaststätte with the same name is to be found at the Schwanthalerstrasse 158
Today: not sure
In 1932, 1933, 1936 and 1938 Hitler spoke at the Ausstellungshallen (once in every year mentioned). In 1935 Hitler held a speech at the Ausstellungspark.

Dante-Stadion
Location: Dantestrasse 14
Today: still there, renovated in 1954 and in 1970
In 1932 Hitler spoke at the Dante-Stadion once. The stadium was frequently used for gatherings of the Hitler Jugend.

The Dante-Stadion today

Mathilden-Hospiz
Location: unknown
In 1932 Hitler held one speech here.

Kunstgewerbehaus
Location: not sure; could be the Kunstgewerbehaus on the Prinzregentenstrasse/Pilotystrasse
Today: unknown
In 1931 Hitler held a speech at a Kunstgewerbehaus. It could be the one on the picture, but I’m not at all sure about that.

Is this the Kunstgewerbehaus where Hitler held a speech?

Flugplatz
Location: not sure about which airport was used; the main airport of München is near the Nordallee
Today: still there
In 1935 Hitler held one speech at an airport in München. The source doesn’t mention the exact name or location of the airport.

Neuhofer Garten
Location: unknown
In 1929 Hitler held one speech here.

Ostfriedhof
Location: Sankt-Bonefatius-Strasse
Today: still there
In 1927 Hitler held a speech here at the funeral of Georg Hirschmann. He also attended the funeral of Kurt Eisner there.

Hitler at the Ostfriedhof (funeral Kurt Eisner)

Reichsführerschule
Location: Briennerstrasse 44
Today: unknown
In 1931 Hitler held seven speeches here. In 1932 he did one more speech at this location.

Tonhalle
Location: Gratingerstrasse 6
In 1930 Hitler held a speech here.

The Tonhalle today

U-bahn
Location: Goetheplatz
In 1938 Hitler held a speech at the start of the building of the U-Bahn in München.

Englischer Garten
Location: large park on both sides of the Isarring, with on the north side the Haus der Deutschen Kunst
A picture shows Hitler in the English Garten with Unity Mitford.

Armeemuseum
Location: Hofgarten, eastern side; Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring
Today: Staatskanzlei, partly gone, renovations were ready in 1993
Hitler was here on June 21, 1942, on occasion of the death of NSKK-leader Adolf Hühnlein.

A postcard of the Armeemuseum (picture: 1918, copyright expired)

Karlsplatz (Stachus)
Location: Karlsplatz
Today: The Karlstor is still there.
A picture shows Hitler being driven to the Hauptbahnhof in München.

Left: Hitler in his car in front of the Karlstor, facing the station. Right: An old picture from 1902 shows the gate (in the centre) and the buildings around it. (picture: 1902, copyright expired, de.wikipedia.org)

Left: Hitler in front of the post building. Right: The same building today.

Bahnhofsvorplatz, Bayerpost
Location: Bayerstraße, on the left side of the (new) Hauptbahnhof
Today: The building of the Bayerpost has been renovated. It’s facade seems to have one floor less. The building houses a hotel called the Sofitel München. The square in front of the station has completely changed.
Hitler welcomed Mussolini

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Location: Ludwigstraße, near the Siegestores, not far from the Englischen Garten
Today: still there
From June 5-12, 1919 Hitler followed a course of the intelligence service at the University. He had to teach homecoming soldiers good citizenship. In November 1928 2500 students cheered on Hitler at a gathering at the university where Baldur von Schirach had spoken.

The university in the 19th century

The university today

Altes Rathaus (City Hall)
Location: Marienplatz 15
Today: still there
On the day before Kristallnacht, 9 November of 1938, Hitler was at the city hall for a meeting with party leaders. There he heared that a nazi called Ernst von Rath was killed in Paris by a jewish man: Kristallnacht followed.

The Rathaus today

Zirkus Krone
Location: near the Marsfeld
Today: The old Zirkus was damaged during bombings in 1944. A new building was made in 1962.
In 1921 Hitler held at least eight speeches at Zirkus Krone, near the Marsfeld. In 1922 Hitler spoke here three times and in 1923 he spoke here about 16 times. Between 1927 and 1932 (and in 1936) Hitler held more than 20 speeches here.

A crowd listening to Hitler inside the old Zirkus Krone

(picture: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1972-001-07, ca. 1925)

The new Zirkus Krone

(picture: wikipedia.de)

Markgrafenreithalle
Location: Hessstrasse 132 (?)
On September 30, 1923 Hitler spoke at the Markgrafenreihalle. There is an old Reithalle (since 1904/1905) at the Hessstrasse. If it’s the same Reithalle we don’t know.

Villa Family Putzi Hanfstaengl
Location: Pienzenauerstrasse 52
Today: the house must still be there
After being released from prison Hitler spend Christmas in the villa of the family of Hanfstaengl.

Hauptbahnhof
Location: Hauptbahnhof 1 (Bayerstraße)
Today: Almost completely renewed after the war. Some parts of the original building are still visible on the inside.
Hitler went to München for the first time in May 1913, after having left Vienna. He arrived at the Hauptbahnhof. Between February 20, 1919 and March 8, 1919 Hitler serves as a station guard for the army here. With a group of soldiers he has to check out the soldiers that come to München or leave the city. Instead of law and order the group is behaving badly. They assault people and steal from them, but there’s is no prove Hitler took part in such action.

A postcard of the old Hauptbahnhof

(source: wikipedia)

The old Hauptbahnhof

(picture: www.tzonline.de)

The new Hauptbahnhof

Left: Hitler (above, central) as Bahnhofswache. Right: Rotarmisten at the Hauptbahnhof.

(Both pictures: Joachimsthaler, 1989)

Fürstenfelder Hof
Location: Fürstenfelder Strasse 14
Today: replaced by a post-war office block, housing a post office
The DAP was founded here, but Hitler was not yet a member of this party that became the NSDAP later.

Publishing House Mein Kampf
Location: Thiersch Strasse 11
Today: still there, houses a store called Piano Fischer
Mein Kampf was published here, at the Franz-Eher-Verlag.

The house where Mein Kampf was published has changed, but is still recognizable.

(picture: Hoffmann)

Torbräu
Location: Tal 41
Today: Still there, called Hotel Torbräu.
In the basement of this building the SS was founded.

In the basement of this hotel

the SS was founded.

SD-office
Location: Türkenstrasse 23
Today: still there
Reinhard Heidrich’s first SD-office was here in 1931.

Wittelsbacher Palais (Gestapo-building)
Location: Brienner Strasse 20
Today: not longer there, there’s a modern building now
Reinhard Heidrich and Heinrich Himmler started the Gestapo at the Wittelsbacher Palais.

Exhibition Degenerated Art
Location: Gallerie Strasse 4
Today: still there
An exhibition of art the nazi’s considered degenerated was held in these buildings.

The building on the Galeriestrasse from the side of the Hofgarten. The Galeriestrasse lies on the other side of the building.

(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2006)

Theater Gärtner Platz
Location: Gärtner Platz 3
Today: still there
In 1937 (and later) Hitler visited this theater several times to see the comedy ‘Merry Widow’ here. Please contact us when you have knowledge of other plays or concerts Hitler came to see here.

The theater on the Gärtner Platz.

Hitler’s Night Club (Künstlerhaus)
Location: Lenbach Platz 8
Today: still there
In June 1938 Hitler opened a night club here. Lots of pretty girls joined the parties that were held and some night must have ended up as real orgies. I have no knowledge of Hitler ever attending such an orgie.

The Künstlerhaus today can be

hired for private parties

such as weddings.

Villa of Carola Hoffmann
Location: Solln (part of München today), ecact location unknown
Carola Hoffmann was the widow of a professor of the university of Munich. She invited Hitler in her house on different occasions.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Location: Ludwigstrasse 15
Today: still there, the building and collection were severely damaged during bombings in 1943
It is said, for exemple by Hitlers landlady Frau Popp, that Hitler came here often to read.

The main entrance of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in 2004

(picture: Uwe Hermann, wikipedia, GNU)

Kolonialshop Josef Attenberger
Location: Rindermarkt 1
Today: unknown
In 1914 Hitler sold an aquarel of the Münchener Standesamt to Attenberger.

Geschäft Georg Lotthammers Nachf.
Location: unknown
In 1912 Hitler sold an aquarel to goldsmith Otto Paul Kerber of the Münchner Residenz here. Kerber had his own shop at the Dienerstraße.

Geschäft Otto Paul Kerber
Location: Dienerstraße 17
Today: unknown
At this store a drawing of Hitler of the Karlstor was in the shop window. Joachimsthaler says in his book Korrektur Einer Biographie that there must be pictures of the shop window with the Hitler drawings in it.

Perfume Store Josef Schnell
Location: Sendlinger Strasse 42
Today: unkown
Dr. Josef Schnell, owner of this perfume shop opposite to the Asamkirche, bought 5 drawings of Hitler (Hofbräuhaus, Alter Hof, Sendlinger Tor, Hoftheater) and made him draw the Asamkirche.

Bächerei Heilmann
Location: Gabelsbergerstrasse 57 (later numbered 66)
Today: unkown
The owner of this shop, Heilmann, also bought paintings of Hitler: one of the Alte Rathaus and one of the Alter Hof.

A drawing of the Alter Hof, or Residenz, made in 1914. On the right a picture of the Alter Hof today. Location: Am Hofgraben.

You can see some drawings made by Hitler below. Because I’m not an expert on the subject of art, I can’t say much about the authenticity of the drawings. There are a lot of drawings on the internet that are supposed to be made by Hitler. Some of them are real, some of them have been redone by another artist (for instance some of the coloured pictures of the WW1-period) and some just aren’t made by Hitler at all If you question the authenticity of the drawings below, please let me know by sending an e-mail.

A drawing of the Odeonsplatz made by Hitler. Below: the square in modern times.

(Picture: wikipedia, public domain)

Above: The drawing of the Nationaltheater (centre) with on the left the Altes Residenztheater or Hoftheater. Below a recent picture. (picture: the Hitlerpages) Location: Max-Joseph-Platz 2.

A Hitler drawing of the Asamkirche or St. Johanneskirche and a picture of it. (Picture: wikipedia) Location: Sendlingerstrasse 62.

A picture of the Sendlinger Tor. A drawing of Hitler couldn’t be found.

Location: Oberanger 47, Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse.

Another drawing Hitler made: the Karlstor. Below a picture of the same gate. Location: Karlsplatz 1.

Hitlers drawing of the Marienplatz and a picture from wikipedia of the same square (copyright: Bjs) Location: Am Mariienplatz.

Hitler version of the Siegestor, made in 1913 and a recent picture of it. (Picture: wikipedia, public domain)

Location: corner Akademiestrasse-Leopoldstrasse.

Hitlers drawings of München

Theresienwiese
Location: square/park near the Theresienhöhe
Today: still there
On February 1919 a demonstration of the Revolutionären Arbeiterrat (RAR), consisting of communists, members of the USPD (socialists) and anarchistst, was held here. Hitler, most likely, was present because the regiment he was with at that time (He was still in the army.) was ordered to be there. A fact he probably wasn’t too proud of in later days...
In April 1938 Anschluss festivities took place at the Oberwiesenfeld. Hitler was there to be celebrated.

The Theresienwiese in 1923 during a Turnfest.

(picture: München, Theresienwiese, Turnfest, 1923. Deutsches Bundesarchiv.)

Stadelheim prison
Stadelheimerstrasse (southside of the street, one block to the east of the Tegernseer Landstrasse)
Today: the prison is still there
After he was sentenced for three months of jail on January 22 Hitler was jailed here from 24-27 of July, 1922 after he was accused of stirring up a revolt. Ernst Röhm and his comrades were shot here in 1934. In 1943 members of the resistance group Weiße Rose (like Willi Graf, Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl) were beheaded here and burried at the nearby cemetary at the Perlacher Forst.

The Stadelheim prison
from the air

Elisabethschule
Location: Elisabethplatz 4
Today: Volks- und Gewerbeschule (tradingschool)
In 1914 Hitler was here to be prepared for WWI. It’s a 5-story- building with a tower. There’s a good picture of the building on Google Earth.

The former Elisabethschule in München

Luisenschule
Location: Luisenstraße 7
Today: Städtische Luisengymnasium
When Hitler was still a soldier in 1919, he was stationed at the Luisenschule for a while. For instance after joining the Untersuchungs- und Entlassungskommission, that has to investigate if soldiers had been a member of the Red Army during the short communist take-over of München.

The Städtische Luisengymnasium in 2008 (picture: Rufus46, wikipedia)

Army buildings and kaserne

Oberwiesenfeld Flugplatz
Location: Oberwiesenfeld, north of the canal
Today: unsure if there’s anything left of the airport
Hitler spoke at the Airport Oberwiesenfeld once in 1933.

The Flugplatz Oberwiesenfeld (the right picture is dated 1924)

Türkenkaserne (also known as the Prinz Leopold Kaserne)

Location: In between the Türkenstrasse, the Theresienstrasse, the Barerstrasse and the Gabelsbergerstrasse. The Türkentor is located at the Türkenstrasse, in front of the Pinakothek der Moderne

Today: Only the gate, the so called Türkentor, is still there.

Hitler received his militairy training here. On October 8, 1914 a ceremonial farewell of Hitler’s regiment took place at the Türkenkaserne, with the king present. Hitler must have been there too.