On October 3 and 4, 1938 Hitler travelled through the Sudetenland, that had just become a part of Germany. Hitler spend the night inbetween both dates in Germany. He visited towns like Eger and Karlsbad and on October 7 he visited Jägerndorf. The sources used here are mostly in German, so the German names as well as the Czech names are mentioned here. In the second half of October and in December of 1938 Hitler was back at the Sudetenland.
1. Asch
2. Marktplatz, Eger
3. Pavilion, Franzensbad
4. Marktplatz, Friedland
5. Marktplatz, Jägerndorf
6. Burgberg, Jägerndorf
7. Karlsbad
8. Rathaus, Krumau
9. Station, Nikolsburg
9a. Rathaus, Nikolsburg
10. Rathaus, Reichenberg
11. Marktplatz, Rumburg
12. Border, Wildenau
13. Marktplatz, Znaim
Czechoslovakia 1938 weergeven op een grotere kaart
FRANZENSBAD -
Hitler (with Himmler behind him) drinking water from th e Franncis Spring
FRIEDLAND IN BÖHMEN -
Marktplatz (4)
Location: Probably Tomáše Garrigue Masaryka
Today: If the location is right, it’s still there.
On October 6, 1938 Hitler held a speech here when the Anschluß of the Sudetenland with Germany had taken place.
KARLSBAD -
Rathaus (8)
Location: Náměstí Svornosti
Today: The former city hall houses the interesting combination of a torture museum and a police station now.
On October 20, 1938 Hitler spoke in front of the Rathaus of Krumau. Hitler came from the Obersalzberg, through Linz to Krumau on this day.
The city hall of Cesky Krumlov today
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2012)
The beautiful city of Cesky Krumlov
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2012)
The entrance of the police station
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2012)
Inside the former city hall
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2012)
RUMBURG -
Marktplatz (11)
Location: Náměstí Lužické
Today: Still there
On October 6, 1938 Hitler held a speech here.
ZNAIM -
Marktplatz (13)
Location: Masarykovo Náměstí
Today: Still there
On October 26, 1938 Hitler visited Znaim. He held a speech at the Marktplatz.
NIKOLSBURG -
Train station (9)
Location: Nádražní
Today: There’s still a station, but I don’t know if the building is still the same.
On October 27, 1938 Hitler came to Nikolsburg in his Sonderzug. He drove into the area around Nikolsburg by car. When he returned to Nikolsburg he held a speech from the Rathaus balcony.
Rathaus (9a)
Location: Náměstí
Today: Still there
On October 27, 1938 Hitler visited Nikolsburg. He held a speech from the Rathaus balcony.
REICHENBERG -
Rathaus (10)
Location: Náměstí Doktora Edvarda Beneše
Today: Still there
On December 2, 1938 Hitler visited Reichenberg. He held a speech inside the Rathaus. A Zeppelin flew over the town on that day, on the so called Sudetenlandfahrt, organised by the ministry of Propaganda.
The Rathuas of Liberec in 2003 (picture: www.wikipedia.de)
WILDENAU (GERMANY)
JÄGERNDORF -
Marktplatz -
Location: Hlavní Náměstí
Today: Still there
On October 7, 1938, when the Sudetenland had become a part of Germany, Hitler held a speech here.
Jägerndorf on October 7, 1938:
Hitler’s in town (picture: www.muzeum.krnov.cz)
Jägerndorf Town Hall on October 7, 1938 (picture: Heinrich Hoffmann, 1938)
Above: Göring, Hitler, Henlein, Rundstedt. Below: Göring and Hitler. (pictures: Heinrich Hoffmann, 1938)
Burgberg (Cvillin) (6)
Location: On the southeast of Krnov, at the end of a road called Městská.
Today:
On October 7, 1938 Hitler held a speech in Jägerndorf. He also visited the Burgberg on that day.
Hitler on the Burgberg. Exact location unknown.
The Burgberg around 1930
After the war the Burgberg Lager was built. Germans that had lived in the Sudetenland were put in this concentration camp, under very bad conditions. (picture: copyrights unknown)
EGER -
ASCH -
CZECH REPUBLIC