Pickelhaube tour of Germany

Bungo

Bungo

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Hello all, I’m in the incredibly lucky position of travelling from Australia to Germany later this week. I’m going to visit Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. I want to see as many Pickelhaube-related stops as possible - I’ve found lots of Bismarck memorial statues, local little war memorials, Moltke statues and even a bridge at the Charlotten fort in Berlin which features pickelhauben (pic below). Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to visit the military museum in Dresden, which has an impressive collection.

Regarding militaria dealers and antiques stores: I’m going to visit Weitze Militaria in Hamburg, but are there any others you can recommend?

Thank you in advance!

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Love the Pickelhaube bridge that's a first for me, sad to see some idiots put padlocks on it. That seems to be a trend that is growing in Europe, one I really hate there are so many beautiful bridges that are now covered with thousands of locks. :mad:

Anyway, have a great trip mate I'm sure you will love it.
 
Bungo said:
Hello all, I’m in the incredibly lucky position of travelling from Australia to Germany later this week. I’m going to visit Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. I want to see as many Pickelhaube-related stops as possible - I’ve found lots of Bismarck memorial statues, local little war memorials, Moltke statues and even a bridge at the Charlotten fort in Berlin which features pickelhauben (pic below). Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to visit the military museum in Dresden, which has an impressive collection.

Regarding militaria dealers and antiques stores: I’m going to visit Weitze Militaria in Hamburg, but are there any others you can recommend?

Thank you in advance!

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In Hamburg is also Patina I think, has beautiful haubes
 
Bungo said:
Hello all, I’m in the incredibly lucky position of travelling from Australia to Germany later this week. I’m going to visit Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. I want to see as many Pickelhaube-related stops as possible - I’ve found lots of Bismarck memorial statues, local little war memorials, Moltke statues and even a bridge at the Charlotten fort in Berlin which features pickelhauben (pic below). Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to visit the military museum in Dresden, which has an impressive collection.

Regarding militaria dealers and antiques stores: I’m going to visit Weitze Militaria in Hamburg, but are there any others you can recommend?

Thank you in advance!

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Great! Doing Rastatt and Ingolstadt in Germany and Gravelotte and Novion-Porcien and Reims in France.
 
About those padlocks on bridges, mentioned earlier, this is a tradition in some countries, where couples decide they want to stay together, in a permanent relation. This means living together, getting married, that sort of thing. Those locks mean, that they decided to bond permanently.
The tradition started, as far as I know, in Italy and France. There are bridges, where literally hunderds of these padlocks are fastened on them.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liefdesslot This is posted in Dutch, but you can click to see it in other languages too. Top right corner. (27 talen)

Regards, Coert.
 
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Khukri said:
Great! Doing Rastatt and Ingolstadt in Germany and Gravelotte and Novion-Porcien and Reims in France.
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To everyone: the museum at Novion Porcien ( if I remember correctly is musee de guere et Paix en Ardennes), is not very well known but is great , one of the best!!! ( it is in Northern France about one hour drive north to Reims, so you can combine it with a visit to Fort de la Pompelle in Reims ( the famous Friese collection of pickelhaubes)
 
😎Correct. You nail it! The famous Friesé collection. Sadly: no longer displayed at the Fort de la Pompelle "as such". They completely messed it up now. Looking forward to visit La Musée de la Guerre et Paix. The Three Wars.
 
coert65 said:
About those padlocks on bridges, mentioned earlier, this is a tradition in some countries, where couples decide they want to stay together, in a permanent relation. This means living together, getting married, that sort of thing. Those locks mean, that they decided to bond permanently.
The tradition started, as far as I know, in Italy and France. There are bridges, where literally hunderds of these padlocks are fastened on them.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liefdesslot This is posted in Dutch, but you can click to see it in other languages too. Top right corner. (27 talen)

Regards, Coert.
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Hi Coert, Im aware of this, I still hate it. :mad:

To me it's nothing more than vandalism, just as if not more destructive than tagging or spray painting or even carving your names into a Historic tree.

I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks there are far better and enjoyable ways of expressing your love for each other than putting a lock on a bridge and somehow feeling you've improved the scenic and Historic beauty.

Sorry for venting but it's just one of those things I dislike ;)
 
Khukri said:
😎Correct. You nail it! The famous Friesé collection. Sadly: no longer displayed at the Fort de la Pompelle "as such". They completely messed it up now. Looking forward to visit La Musée de la Guerre et Paix. The Three Wars.
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Francis
What is the display now ?
Steve
 
KAGGR#1 said:
Francis
What is the display now ?
Steve
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Steve,
-as you probably know the original collection was displayed per branch and Land. Best seen in both Larcade volumes.
-now sadly pulled apart in flashy modern "impressive" group volumes. Makes no sense... Many do no longer fit in the displays and are no longer visible to public now. In "storage"
 
Khukri said:
Steve,
-as you probably know the original collection was displayed per branch and Land. Best seen in both Larcade volumes.
-now sadly pulled apart in flashy modern "impressive" group volumes. Makes no sense... Many do no longer fit in the displays and are no longer visible to public now. In "storage"
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Francis
Thanks
when we see this
now. In "storage"
Who knows what is going on
Steve
 
KAGGR#1 said:
Francis
Thanks
when we see this
now. In "storage"
Who knows what is going on
Steve
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Correct. In what environment and conditions are these helmets kept "in storage"...?... Talked to a man who worked there told me that volunteers for the museum are no longer allowed to work there. People who knew the old collection and display. Some revolted against the new museum concept...They were no longer welcome. Their work no longer needed.
 
Khukri said:
Correct. In what environment and conditions are these helmets kept "in storage"...?... Talked to a man who worked there told me that volunteers for the museum are no longer allowed to work there. People who knew the old collection and display. Some revolted against the new museum concept...They were no longer welcome. Their work no longer needed.
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Francis
I have some photos from the 1980's taken by collector friends who made
me an extra set of the photos that they took
At one time I can see a real Prussian Blue Line Infantry Fahna on display
I have not seen it since
Steve
 
John Josef said:
Rastatt & Ingolstadt are musts as is the Army Museum in Dresden.

If in Berlin and a fan of Aviation Militaerhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow is worth a visit.

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Thank you for the suggestions. Unfortunately I’m. It going to be able to get to Rastatt or Ingolstadt. The Dresden museum was on my “I want to get there” list, as was the Monument to Nations in Leipzig, but sadly I wasn’t able to make these work this trip.

The Berlin aviation museum is definitely one I’m going to, thanks!
 
KAGGR#1 said:
Francis
I have some photos from the 1980's taken by collector friends who made
me an extra set of the photos that they took
At one time I can see a real Prussian Blue Line Infantry Fahna on display
I have not seen it since
Steve
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Wow. Great! Those times when animals could still talk!
 
I was fortunate to have seen the collection at Fort de la Pompelle in 1990, when it was still the old setup.
Man it was so great to see! I know how it is set up now though, another member here posted pictures of how it is, a year ago or so.
Nice, but a far cry of how it used to be unfortunately..
 
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