Bavarian nationalism

[1] After the defeat of Germany in World War I, Bavarian nationalism grew in strength, becoming popular amongst both revolutionary and reactionary political movements.

[3] At this time the Bavarian government held particular interest in incorporating the regions of North Tyrol and Upper Austria into Bavaria.

[5] The origins of the rise of Bavarian nationalism as a strong political movement were in the Austro-Prussian War and its aftermath.

[6] After the collapse of the Soviet Republic, Bavarian nationalism, associated with anti-Prussian as well as anti-Semitic tendencies, became popular amongst both radical and reactionary movements.

[3] The Bavarian government held particular interest in incorporating the regions of North Tyrol and Upper Austria into Bavaria.

[2] Bavarian nationalism re-emerged in the latter part of the war and sought Allied support for the creation of an independent Bavaria.

One of the two flags of Bavaria
Nymphenburg Palace in Munich , one of the major palaces of the historic rulers of Bavaria
Heinrich Held (right), Minister-President of Bavaria (1924–1933) and leader of the Bavarian People's Party which had Bavarian monarchist and nationalist tendencies