Bavarian War Ministry

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Seal of the Royal Bavarian War Ministry
Bavarian War Ministry in Munich in 1832

The Bavarian War Ministry was founded on March 27, 1808 by King Maximilian I as the Ministry for Warfare . In 1817 the highest authority of the Bavarian Army was renamed the State Ministry of the Army , briefly in 1822 the Army Ministry and in 1826 the War Ministry . After the November Revolution of 1918, it was renamed the Ministry of Military Affairs and dissolved on August 25, 1919.

history

As the first forerunner of the ministry, the so-called Hofkriegsrat was founded in 1620 by Elector Maximilian I. From it emerged in 1799 the Upper War College, which was transformed several times as part of the Bavarian reforms . At times the later ministry was divided into different departments such as B. distributed the War Justice Council or the War Economics Council. Through the creation of a central ministry, the Bavarian military authorities were reunited in one overall authority.

organization

The War Ministry was initially divided into several sections. In 1876 this was renamed into departments based on the Prussian model . There were u. a. the following departments:

Army High Command

Since the Kingdom of Bavaria only had an independent army command from 1822 to 1829 , the Bavarian Minister of War was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Bavarian Army .

resolution

Former Bavarian War Ministry in 2010

During the revolution of 1918 it was renamed State Ministry for Military Affairs . Since Article 79 of the Weimar Constitution gave the Reich sole defense sovereignty , the Ministry was dissolved on August 25, 1919 and handed over to the Reichswehr together with the Bavarian troops . The authority was then moved to the Reichswehr Command Center Bavaria , then the settlement office of the former Ministry for Military Affairs and then until March 31, 1921 as the Army settlement office of Bavaria to complete the demobilization of the Bavarian army.

During the Hitler putsch on November 9, 1923, a raiding party of the Bund Reichskriegsflagge led by Ernst Röhm occupied the building. The coup failed and the occupiers had to give up. When the Reichswehr took over the building, two rifle shots were fired from the building, which wounded two Reichswehr soldiers , for unknown reasons. The army unit then returned fire; the two putschists Martin Faust and Theodor Casella died .

minister

  Surname Term of office Officials at ...
1. Johannes Nepomuk Count of Triva December 27, 1808 to
September 30, 1822		 Maximilian I.
2. Nicholas of Maillot de la Treille September 30, 1822 to
January 31, 1829		 Maximilian I., Ludwig I.
3. Georg von Weinrich January 31, 1829 to
December 12, 1836		 Ludwig I.
4th Franz Xaver Freiherr von Hertling December 12, 1836 to
November 1, 1838
5. Albrecht Freiherr Besserer von Thalfingen , administrator November 1, 1838 to
January 28, 1839
6th Friedrich Freiherr von Hertling , administrator January 28, 1839 to
June 9, 1839
7th Anton Freiherr von Gumppenberg June 9, 1839 to
March 1, 1847
8th. Leonhard Freiherr von Hohenhausen , administrator March 1, 1847 to
February 1, 1848
9. Heinrich von der Mark , steward February 1, 1848 to
April 5, 1848		 Ludwig I., Maximilian II.
10. Carl Weishaupt April 5, 1848 to
November 21, 1848		 Maximilian II
11. William of Le Suire November 21, 1848 to
May 29, 1849
12. Ludwig von Lüder May 29, 1849 to
March 25, 1855
13. Wilhelm von Manz March 25, 1855 to
April 13, 1859
14th Ludwig von Lüder April 13, 1859 to
June 12, 1861
15th Moriz from Spies June 13, 1861 to
December 11, 1861
16. Hugo von Bosch , administrator December 11, 1861 to
January 20, 1862
17th Bernhard von Hess January 20, 1862 to
June 16, 1862
18th Moriz from Spies June 16, 1862 to
October 10, 1862
19th Bernhard von Hess, steward October 10, 1862 to
March 1, 1863
20th Karl von Liel March 1, 1863 to
July 11, 1863
21st Hugo von Bosch, administrator July 11, 1863 to
July 26, 1863
22nd Bernhard von Hess, steward July 26, 1863 to
August 15, 1863
23. Eduard von Lutz August 15, 1863 to
August 1, 1866		 Maximilian II., Ludwig II.
24. Siegmund Freiherr von Pranckh August 1, 1866 to
April 4, 1875		 Ludwig II.
25th Joseph von Maillinger April 4, 1875 to
May 1, 1885
26th Adolf von Heinleth May 1, 1885 to
May 6, 1890		 Ludwig II., Otto I. ( Prince Regent Luitpold )
27. Benignus of Safferling May 6, 1890 to
June 5, 1893		 Otto I. (Prince Regent Luitpold)
28. Adolph Freiherr von Asch zu Asch on Oberndorff June 5, 1893 to
April 4, 1905
29 Carl Graf von Horn April 4, 1905 to
February 16, 1912
30th Otto Freiherr Kreß von Kressenstein February 16, 1912 to
December 11, 1916		 Otto I., Ludwig III. (Prince Regent Luitpold, Prince Regent Ludwig )
31. Philipp von Hellingrath December 11, 1916 to
November 8, 1918		 Ludwig III.
32. Albert Rosshaupter November 8, 1918 to
February 21, 1919		 Free State of Bavaria , Eisner government
33. Richard Scheid March 1st to 17th, 1919 Free State of Bavaria, Segitz government
34. Ernst Schneppenhorst March 19 to August 22, 1919

building

From Ludwigstrasse

The building of the former war ministry at Ludwigstrasse 14 in Munich on the corner of Schönfeldstrasse is a listed building. It now houses the Bavarian Main State Archives , the Munich State Archives , and the Institute for Bavarian History .

It was planned and built in 1822 by Leo von Klenze as a residential and command building for the Minister of War, and the assembly warehouse located on Schönfeldstrasse was demolished. The building consists of a 77 meter long ministerial building along Ludwigstrasse and an open courtyard along Schönfeldstrasse with the home of the Minister of War.

Web links

Commons : Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leo-von-Klenze-path (PDF; 1.3 MB) War Ministry and home of the War Minister, Ludwigstrasse 14, 1822–1830 p 18

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 46.3 "  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 46.6"  E