Might Hitler have moved the Capital to Munich

I wondered about this idea. In WW2 Berlin was seen by the allies as the centre of Nazi power. Actually it seems to have been less Nazi than other cities.

Munich was where Hitler started and would kindof make sense for a state that included Austria.

(This was partly inspired by being reminded that thousands of Berlin residents seem to have shouted support for Jesse Owens at the Olympics, not exactly what Nazis liked)


If the capital were changed by the Nazis would the Allies have agreed simply to restore it to Berlin, alternatively might the Soviet Union have been given an occupation zone in Munich
 
No, Hitler and Speer actually had rather grandiose building plans for Berlin as the capital of the reich, which was to be called "Welthauptstadt (world capital) Germania". Munich did carry the title "Hauptstadt der Bewegung" (translated literally, capital of the movement) and, as such, might have been considered the "spiritual" capital of Nazism, but, to the best of my knowledge, there was no consideration given to making it the administrative and legal capital of the Nazi state. From an administrative perspective, Munich wouldn't have made a lot of sense geographically; Berlin was actually rather centrally located with respect to the prewar borders of Germany, which encompassed much of today's Poland.
 
No, Hitler and Speer actually had rather grandiose building plans for Berlin as the capital of the reich, which was to be called "Welthauptstadt (world capital) Germania". Munich did carry the title "Hauptstadt der Bewegung" (translated literally, capital of the movement) and, as such, might have been considered the "spiritual" capital of Nazism, but, to the best of my knowledge, there was no consideration given to making it the administrative and legal capital of the Nazi state. From an administrative perspective, Munich wouldn't have made a lot of sense geographically; Berlin was actually rather centrally located with respect to the prewar borders of Germany, which encompassed much of today's Poland.

Agreed. It's worth noting that Munich was to be the location of Hitler's tomb, that Nuremburg would be the location of the meeting of the party (and thus would have an open-air stadium even larger than the Volkshalle), and Linz was to be the location of the most important art museum of the Reich.
 
Agreed. It's worth noting that Munich was to be the location of Hitler's tomb, that Nuremburg would be the location of the meeting of the party (and thus would have an open-air stadium even larger than the Volkshalle), and Linz was to be the location of the most important art museum of the Reich.


Any plans for what it would look like?
 
Any plans for what it would look like?


it was to be based on Les Invalides, so times this by ten and add gross Nazi signs

GD-FR-Paris-Les_Invalides.jpg
 
Any plans for what it would look like?

Aparently an slightly smaller replica of the Pantheon in Rome, with the oculus 1m wider to let in more light, and the fuhrer's tomb directly underneath. He both wanted the tomb to be the focal point, hence the unusually modest architecture and lack of ornamentation, and apparently quite liked the idea of having the tomb being 'connected to the universe' by having sunlight, rain, snow etc. fall upon it through the oculus.

He'd seen Les Invalides and been somewhat dissapointed with it. Ditto with the Parisian Pantheon.
 
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