Hitler cell

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As Hitler cell (in the former Nazi -Sprachgebrauch also Hitler's office ) the cell was number 7 of the former Landsberg (today Penitentiary Landsberg ) in Landsberg am Lech called, in Adolf Hitler spent in 1924 a prison sentence. The cell was part of National Socialist propaganda from 1933 to 1945 .

Hitler's imprisonment

After the Hitler-Ludendorff Putsch in 1923, Hitler was sentenced to five years imprisonment convicted. In what was later to be known as the 'Hitler cell', he dictated parts of Mein Kampf and led a privileged prison life in spacious surroundings and - thanks to generous gifts from his supporters - with ample food. After nine months, Hitler was released prematurely from prison at the end of 1924 "for good conduct", subject to conditions.

The cell as part of Nazi propaganda

After the seizure of power of the Nazis in 1933. Hitler was prison cell target of the Nazi tourism in the now " city of youth called" Landsberg. The supposedly hard and hard life of Adolf Hitler as a prisoner should be remembered here. Reich youth leader Baldur von Schirach described Landsberg as a "place of pilgrimage for German youth" and a "station for National Socialist education".

In 1937 the city of Landsberg designated the Hitler cell as the "National Shrine Hitler Cell". After attending the Nazi party rally in Nuremberg in 1937 and 1938, Hitler Youth made a pilgrimage to Landsberg in a "confessional march" and visited the Hitler cell there, where they received a book of Mein Kampf . In 1938 more than 100,000 people visited the city and looked at the Hitler cell.

Post-war period and current use

In 1945 the American occupation forces completely removed the equipment from the cell so that it could no longer serve as a place of pilgrimage for Hitler supporters, so that only the facade has been preserved. The empty room is now used as a common room in the Landsberg correctional facility . Tourists are not allowed in.

literature

Hermann Kriegl: Adolf Hitler's most loyal city, Landsberg am Lech 1933–1945 , Tümmels Verlag 2004, ISBN 3-921590-07-8

Web links

Individual evidence

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  4. ↑ Landsberg contemporary history: Landsberg, "City of Youth" .
  5. ^ Citizens' Association Landsberg in the 20th Century: City of Youth .
  6. ↑ Thomas Hilgendorf: Landsberg: The history of a prison. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. March 5, 2010, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Eugen Georg Schwarz: Court: Punishment as an accolade. In: Focus Online . April 5, 2004, accessed October 14, 2018 .