Autumn Parade 1936
Location: Flugplatzgelände Giebelstadt, between Giebelstadt and Herschheim, Von Richthofenstrasse
Today: the airfield is still there
On the autumn parade on September 17, 1936 Hitler und Feldmarschall Blomberg went to Acholshausen by train. Than they travelled to Giebelstadt by car. Right after the ceremonie Hitler left Giebelstadt.
Hitler and Blomberg on the Air Field of Giebelstadt in September 1936
Festspielhaus
Festspielhügel 1-2
Today: still in use as an operahouse, every year there’s a Wagner-festival; the Festspielhaus is being run by Wolfgang Wagner.
Villa Wahnfried
Richard-Wagner-Straße 48
Today: damaged during the war, but rebuilt; it’s a Wagner-museum now
Hitler was a great admirer of Richard Wagners music. In the city of Linz he used to go to Wagner-concerts. In October 1923 a very impressed Adolf Hitler visited Villa Wahnfried for the first time. He became close friends of the widow of Wagner, Winifred. He frequently attended the anual Wagner-festival in the Festspielhaus.
Hitler and Winifred Wagner
The Festspielhaus under construction
The inside of the Festspielhaus
Restaurant Dittmar
Location: unknown
On July 29, 1925 Hitler spoke at the Dittmar.
Hotel Hanselbauer
Bodenschneidstrasse 9-11
Today: Hotel Lederer am See
Hitler himself arrested Ernst Röhm in this hotel on the 30th of June 1934.
Lambacher Hof
North shore of the Chiemsee-lake, between Gollenhausen and Seebruck, on the Radweg
Today: still there
While travelling between Munich and the Obersalzberg, Hitler used to stop at this Gasthof. This is also the place were Hitler met Eva Braun’s parents for the first time.
Hitler in front of the Lambacher Hof
Prien am Chiemsee, NSDAP Conference
Location: unknown
On August 11, 1932 Hitler was at a conference of party-leaders in Prien.
Hofbrauhaus
Location: Am Hofbrauhaus 1
Today: The Hofbrauhaus houses an School for Architecture and a software company
On October 14 and 15, 1922 Hitler was present at the third edition of the Deutsche Tage. Right winged people from different party’s met eachother in Coburg. 800 SA-men joined Hitler. Fights with socialists broke out. On Saturday-night Hitler spoke at the Hofbrauhaus for about 3000 people. The Hofbrauhaus also was the central meeting point during the Deutsche Tage. On May 5, 1929 Hitler was in Coburg again for an election of the local government. Coburg was the first city in Germany with a National Socialist majority. On June 22, 1929 Hitler spoke at the Hofbrauhaus again.
Veste Coburg
Location: take the Festungstrasse out of the city ; than the Gustaf-Freytag-Weg untill the Festungshof
Today: still there
On the sunday of the Deutsche Tage in 1922 Hitler and his followers walked to the Veste (castle) Coburg an hour before was planned, so he was there before the other party’s.
Bahnhof
Location: Bahnhofsplatz
Today: still there
Hitler arrived at Coburg for the Deutsche Tage in 1929 by train and left the station on sundaynight at 10 o’clock.
The train station in Coburg
Picture from Hoffmann book/ Pleinfelder Tor
Location: Pleinfelder Tor; in a street called Rosental are two identical towers: the Weissenburger Tower and the Pleinfelder Tower
Today: still there
A picture from a Hoffmann propaganda book shows Hitler visiting Ellingen. The Pleinfelder tower of Ellingen is clearly visable.
Hitler driving through Ellingen, with on the right the tower today
Meeting Deutsche Werkgemeinschaft and NSDAP, 1921
Location: unknown
In March 1921 Otto Dickel established the Deutsche Werkgemeinschaft. Dickel wrote the völkisch and antisemitic book Die Auferstehung des Abendlandes and he was popular among the followers of Hitler. At a meeting on 10/11 July of the NSDAP and Dickels Werkgemeinschaft in Augsburg, Dickel unfolded plans to make the two identical party’s work together. Hitler got very angry and left. Other members of the NSDAP stayed to negotiate with Dickel. On Juli 11 Hitler left the NSDAP, but Dietrich Eckart talked Hitler into staying a member. But Hitler demanded dictatorial power and on Juli 13 the board of the NSDAP agreed on that. The party got the chance to vote about the matter on Juli 29 in the Festsaal of the Hofbräuhaus. They voted in favour of Hitlers proposal.
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
Location: Since 1932 the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke were located in the Rumpler-Werke; Haunstetter Strasse
On 21/22 December of 1937 Hitler was at a Gauparteitag in Augsburg. He also visited the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, that build the Messerschmidt.
Café Maximilian
Location: There’s a Café Max at the Maximilianstrasse 67 and a Hotel Maximilian on the Berliner Allee. Not sure about the right location.
Hitler held a speech in Café Maximilian on 12 Januari 1921.
Speech in Augsburg, 1921
Location: unknown
In 1921 Hitler was in Augsburg on May the 10th for a speech.
Sängerhalle
Location: Wittelbacherspark, south of the Rossenaustrasse
Today: not longer there; it burned down in 1934
On May 29 and on July 7, 1923 Hitler held a speech at the Sängerhalle.
NSDAP/AG meeting and Hitler-speech about geopolitics
Locations: unknown
Because there was an argument within the Arbeidsgemeinschaft (AG) of the NSDAP and the NSDAP there was a meeting in Bamberg on Febuari 14, 1926. Hitler was present. Strasser and Goebbels wanted to change the NSDAP-program and Strasser drew up a new program. Hitler didn’t agree and during this meeting he gets his way. Goebbels questions Hitler for a while after that. In Febuari 1926 Hitler spoke about geopolitics and his ideas about Eastern Europe.
Luitpoldsälen
Location: Luitpoldeck
Today: not sure
On October 7, 1923 Hitler held a speech in the Luitpoldsälen in Bamberg.
Grossen Zentralsaal
Location: Promenadenstrasse 3
Today: after some discussion about the location, it seems that a new building will be there in the near future (numbering: Promenadenstrasse 1a)
On August 25, 1925 Hitler came to Bamberg to hold a speech at the Zentralsaal.
Flugplatz Ainring
Location: unknown
Hitler flew to the airfield Ainring near Salzburg for instance on March 22, 1940 to go the Obersalzberg for a few days.
Speech in the Siebersaal
Location: Kolbermoor is a place near Rosenheim; exact location unknown
Hitler did a speech in Kolbermoor on June 19, 1920
Speech
Location: unknown
On May 28, 1921 Hitler was in Bernau for a speech.
Schaftlerbräu
Location: unknown
Today: Brauerei Oberland (Tölzer Biere)
On September 10, 1922 Hitler held a speech at the Schaftlerbräu.
Speech at Zur Uberfahrt
Location: Uberfahrtstrasse 10 in Rottach-Egern
Today: Seehotel Uberfahrt, renovated
On October 1, 1922 Hitler was in Egern for a speech.
Exerzierhalle
Location: next to the Sommerresidenz Am Hofgarten
Today; the Exerzierhalle was later used as Turnhalle and Fabrikshalle, but it was taken down to make room for University buildings
On Februari 24, 1923 Hitler held a speech at the Exerzierhalle, where a fight broke out.
Waldschlösschen
Location: Osram Kreisel
Today: not sure
Hitler was at the Waldschlösschen several times, starting on March 13, 1932. On August 18, 1933 he was there again. On August 19, 1933 he had lunch at the Waldschlösschen. On August 30, 1933 and on April 20(!), 1934 Hitler was also there.
Hitler payed a brief visit/drove through Eichstätt on: March 18, 1934; June 6 and 17, 1935 and July 9, 1935.
Hitler in front of the Waldschlösschen
Kolosseum
Location: Henkestrasse 28
Today: the Kolosseum was turned into the Film-Casino, not sure about the current situation
Hitler spoke in the Kolosseum on May 17, 1923.
Jubilee Alban Schachleier
Location: unknown, Feilnbach is a place near Rosenheim
On the 50th proffesional anniversary of Alban Schachleiters (Benediktiner Abt) Hitler was in Feilnbach to personally congratulate Schachleiter.
Stadttheater Fürth
Location: Königstrasse 116
Today: still there
Somewhere in 1938 Hitler was in the Stadttheater in Fürth.
An old and a new picture of the Stadttheater in Fürth
Gasthof Schwarzen Kreuz
Location: Königstrasse 81
Today: still there
Hitler speeched at the Schwarzen Kreuz on September 26, 1925. On the same day he also made a speech at the Evangelischen Vereinshaus.
Evangelischen Vereinshaus
Location: unknown
Hitler did a speech at the Evangelischen Vereinshaus on September 26, 1925. On the same day he also made a speech at the Evangelischen Vereinshaus.
Olympic Wintergames 1936
Hitler was at the Olympic Games in Garmisch Partenkirchen in 1936. On Febuari 6 Hitler was present at the opening of the wintergames. One of the few visits of Paula Hitler to her brother took place during this event.
Grossen Exerzierhalle
Location: Klenzepark, on the eastside right across from the Reduit Tilly
On July 8, 1923 Hitler spoke at the Exerzierhalle in Ingolstadt.
The Exerzierhalle in Ingolstadt
Speech Hitler
Location: unknown
Hitler held a speech in Hof on September 16, 1923.
Turnhalle Realschule
Location: Kirchenweg
Today: in June 2006 the old Tunhalle was taken down, the Realschule is called MGF-Gymnasium
On Febuari 5, 1928 Adolf Hitler spoke in the Turnhalle der Realschule.
The Rathaus (city hall) of Kulmbach
The Turnhalle was taken down in 2006
Landsberg Prison
Landsberg am Lech
In München you take the highway A 96 to Landsberg
Today: still there
Landsberg is a small town about 60 km southwest of München. Hitler was in cell number 7 of the Landsberg prison from the 11th of November 1923 untill the 20th of December 1924 (with the acception of the period of the trial in München). With the help of Rudolf Hess he wrote the first part of Mein Kampf in this prison. When the nazi’s were in power the town was known as the city of the Hitler Jugend.
The prison-cell became an important place for nazi-pilgrims. A lot of visitors came to look at Hitler’s cell.
We couldn’t find the precise location of the prison on the internet and we haven’t been to Landsberg yet. But maybe someone can provide us with the correct information about the location of the prison and about the state the prison is in. Is it true that only the front building is still there?
Bayer Tor
At the entrance of the old city
Today: still there
There’s a very famous picture of Hitler standing in front of the Bayer Tor, next to a car, made by Heinrich Hofmann. It was made right after Hitler was released from prison.
More information about Landsberg:
Tourist-Info Landsberg am Lech
Hauptplatz 152
86896 Landsberg am Lech
Websites:
www.answers.com/topic/landsberg-prison (Look here for a picture of the entrance of Landsberg prison today)
www.stadtarchiv-landsberg.de (Kunst Kultur + Partnerstadte => Stadtgeschichte => Gefangnis, Festung - War Criminal Prison)
www.buergervereinigung-landsberg.org (Information about the concerntration camps in the Landsberg-area, the city of the Hitler Jugend and the history of Landsberg-prison after WWII)
Above and centre: The Landsberg prison, Hitlers cell was in the building on the left (above picture)
Above: Hitlers cell
Centre and Right: Hitler in his cell
Left: Hitler at the Bayer Tor, just after his release from prison
Hitler visited Landsberg prison in 1934, after he became Reichskanzler.
Left: Bayer Tor, 1934
Right: Hitler in his cell, 1934
Hitler in Landshut
Location: unknown
In March 1929 Hitler was in Landshut, the town where Himmler went to the Gymnasium where his father was konrektor. Gregor Strasser also lived in Landshut. More information about this visit of Hitler to Landshut was not available...
Speech at the Leiderersaal
Location: Papiererstrasse
On Februari 28, 1921 Hitler held a speech in the Leiderersaal in Landshut. On May 5, 1922 he was there again. Some tiem after his enprisonment he returned to the Leiderersaal in Landshut again on October 18, 1925.
Jägerhalle
Location: unknown
In 1921 Hitler held two speeches in the Jägerhalle in Landshut, the first one on March 21, the second one on August 27. On March 11, 1923 he was there again.
Lager Lechfeld
Lechfeld, exact location unknown
Today: unknown
Hitlers regiment had its militairy training here, before it was send to the front in WW1.
Mühldorfer Rennbahn
Location: Innauenstrasse/Pregelstrasse/Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Strasse
Today: a Rennbahn is there, but we’re not sure about the authenticity of the Rennbahn or the location
Hitler held a speech at the Rennbahn of Mühldorf in June 1931.
Turnhalle
Location: Poschinger Allee 8 (not sure)
Today: the address is the address of the Turnhalle in Murnau today, if it’s the same one is yet unclear
Hitler held a speech at the Turnhalle at May 6, 1923.
Denkmal Dietrich Eckart
Location: Stadtpark
Today: altough there’s been talk of removing the Denkmal (a part of it) is still there
Neumarkt is the city where Dietrich Eckart was born. Hitler was in Neumarkt two times. On October 29, 1933 and on June 7, 1935. The last visit was unannounced and unofficial so there was almost no one who remembered it. Just recently records of the visit were found back. The first visit was the official visit of Hitler to Neumarkt. During that visit the inauguration of the monument for Dietrich Eckart took place.
Marktplatz
Today: Neumarkt was damaged by bombs at the end of the war, the Rathaus on the Marktplatz was restored
When Hitler was in Neumarkt on June 7, 1935, he was welcomed by a few 100 people on the Marktplatz.
Gastwirtschaft Lammsbräu
Location: Amberger Strasse 1
Today: the Lammsbräu brewery is located at the Amberger Strasse 1, if this is the same location as the Gastwirtschaft, we don’t know
On June 7, 1935 Hitler had lumch in a restaurant called Lammsbräu.
The Stadtpark of Neumarkt
The Rathaus on the Marktplatz
Festplatz
Location: K. Ströbel-Weg
Today: parking place
Hitler held a speech here on August 5, 1923.
Passionstheater
Location: Otmar-Weiss-Strasse 1
Today: still there; the passion plays also still take place
In August 1930 Hitler was at the passion play in Oberammergau. He was there again in 1934 when the 300th anniversary performance took place.
Passionstheater in Oberammergau in the 1930’s
The Passionstheater today
Left: Hitler in Oberammergau, date and location unknown
Right: Hitler with Innenminsiter and Gauleiter Adolf Wagner in Oberammergau
Koch’s-Saal
Location: unknown
Hitler did a speech in the Koch’s Saal in Kronach on July 30, 1925.
Onoldia Saal
Location: Nürnberger Strasse30-32
Today: not sure about the originality of the building
On November 21, 1925 Hitler did two speeches in Ansbach. The first one in the Onoldia-Saal. Where the second one was, is not clear.
