Destruction of the Beer Hall Putsch Memorial

Munich was once full of Third Reich monuments, and one of the most infamous was the Beer Hall Putsch Memorial at the Feldherrnhalle. Captured intact by the US Army in 1945, what happened to it?

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[benitoharrycollmann]

You may not be the "History Channel", but you are a channel that preserves history. And that is much more valuable than any mainstream media network. Thank you for your effort, Dr. Felton

[markwebster]

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[skillerx]

As late as the 1990’s there was still a raised rectangular concrete base that was there on the feldhernnhalle. It was the very bottom concrete pedestal that supported the monument. I know, because as a young US Army officer, I took a photo next to it. When I was next assigned to Germany in 2010, I visited the site and could see they had since chopped the slab off, making the site completely flush to the bottom, matching the other side of the feldhernnhalle. At that point all remnants were erased, although one can still see holes on the side where the German police plaque was attached.

[SmittyABK]

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[wayneantoniazzi]

If you were born in the 20th Century like me (1953) it's hard to imagine 1923 as being 100 years ago.
Even though I obviously couldn't have any first-hand memories of that year and its events it's still hard to believe. Where do the years go?
Thanks for another good one Doctor Felton!

[Hongaars]

The sheer coincidence of you publishing this tonight and me and my friends having walked past this exact spot earlier today is eerily freaky.

[sandpiper]

I visited Munich for the first time back in the 1970s. I had only a casual interest in history at that time, and asked at the tourist information office for the location of the Burger braukellar (the beer hall where the putsch took place). I was told that it had been destroyed during the war. After leaving Germany I learned that this was false, it still existed at that time but, since then, it really has been demolished.

[theonlymadmac]

On may, 8th, 1995 I was on call as Notarzt (first responder physician) in Munich and, being history-conscious, was waiting for something ominous. In the afternoon we had an alarm: Self-immolation in the Feldherrnhalle. Right on the steps where the monument had stood, a man had poured a mixture of alcohol and Diesel fuel over himself and had set fire to himself. It was no nice sight and smell. I could bring him to a Munich hospital with a specialized burn unit where only basic treatment was administered as he was 95% burned and had no chance of survival. He was a guy who must still have been a young man at wars end. One of my worst job experiences😱

[BlueLightningHawk]

I like hearing all the details including that requirement to do the salute when passing by. It really helps paint the picture better.

[minetrooper]

Thanks mark for a constant stream of well researched informative videos.

[richardsaunders]

I really enjoy your videos. My father was in the 1/191st tank battalion during the war. His unit went from N. Africa to Italy, southern France and were in Munich at war's end. I imagine he visited these sights at the conclusion of fighting. Thanks for posting this!!

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[robertheath]

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[George-romanul]

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[JRCinKY]

You are taking me on a journey to Munich that I will never get to carry out in person.
You are appreciated by so many folks for all your hard work. Thank you Dr. Felton.

[msjoanofthearc]

Thank you again Mark, and will be awaiting your special on the 100 year anniversary of the BEER HALL PUTSCH!

[williamharris]

Absolutely fascinating Dr. Felton!! The times that I did go to Munich when I was stationed in Germany, I never had a chance to actually go downtown and see this, as I didn’t even knew existed. Now that I’m retired from the army, when we get the chance to go back to Germany, I want to visit the site simply for the historical value.

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[RBAILEY]

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[thethankmelater]

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