The Bavarian Alpine Foreland is a classical area of geomorphological and stratigraphical studies of the Quaternary since the late nineteenth century. The foothills of the Alps offer a wealth of well-preserved landforms that were created by primarily glacigenic and glacifluvial processes. These include terraced valleys formed during multiple phases by glacial meltwaters. In the Memmingen region, these contributed significantly to the classification of glacials into four main phases in the Alpine region, which is still used today with modifications and extensions. Moraine ramparts, terminal basins, kettle holes, drumlins and many other landforms, especially from the last glacial period, are still well preserved and witness the landscape-shaping advances of the piedmont glaciers from the Alps.