MMMF Member’s Munich Tribute

UPDATE: 18 MAY 2023 The MMMF is delighted with the huge number of visitors to the replica Manchesterplatz Munich plinth at the Railway Club on Chester Road. The Trustees of the MMMF would like to place on record their heartfelt thanks to the MMMF members who not only...

Babes Article Appears in FC Bayern Magazine

The following article about the Busby Babes was published this week in the FC Bayern club magazine and on their website The 6th February 1958 is a black day in the history of football. The legendary Manchester United “Busby Babes” team were in a plane crash at...

Report: 65th Anniversary Event in Munich

MMMF members started to arrive in Munich from Friday 3rd February. By Sunday 5th, 14 out of 22 of us were there. We were there, along with approximately 1200 reds, to commemorate the special 65th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. Just prior to our memorial...

Bayern Munich’s Contribution to Memory of Munich

Munich was only ever supposed to be a refuelling point in Manchester United’s triumphant journey home from Belgrade. Six decades on from the tragic events at Munich-Riem Airport, however, the German city has become synonymous with the Reds. Behind the scenes, with no...

Metropol Hotel: 3rd Feb 2023

On February 3rd 2023, the Chairman of the Manchester Munich Memorial Foundation (MMMF), Pat Burns, presented a brass plaque to the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade to commemorate the Busby Babes, who had stayed there during the fateful trip in February1958. Attending the...