Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
Bavarian Army Museum in Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is a beautiful city with important churches and cultural sites. Since 1972 it has also been home to the Bavarian Army Museum, which moved from Munich to the New Palace in Ingolstadt. This huge building complex now also houses the First World War Museum.
A visit to the army museum is worthwhile, although it is noticeable that it has emerged from the historical armoury and has remained on this track. Many defensive and killing weapons are shown, but the aspects of medical and religious care for the soldiers, which are actually part of war, are almost completely missing. Whether it is absolutely necessary to show the skull of a killed soldier with the impact hole of the cutting weapon, on the other hand, is debatable. Would one show parts of a body torn apart by a landmine in a display case? The social and family environment and the logistics of war could also be presented much more strongly. Empty rooms abound in the New Palace, to say the least.
In the far corners of the palace, one finds the tin soldiers on three floors. This is the photo (here a wooden soldier).
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- Written by: Stefan Heid
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