GIs of the 3rd Infantry Division celebrating with some “liberated” wine and champagne from Adolf Hitler’s ‘Berghof’ vacation home in the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, May, 1945.
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Below are the remains of the retaining walls to the rear of the east wing, which housed the garage and kitchen.
Just the rear of the foundation from the main building survives.
Eradication
On 30th April 1952, what would have been Hitlers Birthday the remains were destroyed with a massive explosion. Subsequently virtually all traces of the building have been removed.
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 03-01-2024 at 04:39 PM.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
I read that eagles nest has been converted to a restaurant. The caption under the photo in the article declared "what was once reserved for the highest ranking nazi officials is now open to everyone". I read it a few years ago. I had many more brain cells back then so I don't remember where.
At any rate, good for them! Nice to see them smiling!
Probably a lot of days with no smiling prior to this photo!
As usual, good stuff.
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I read that eagles nest has been converted to a restaurant. The caption under the photo in the article declared "what was once reserved for the highest ranking nazi officials is now open to everyone". I read it a few years ago. I had many more brain cells back then so I don't remember where.
Perhaps you were thinking of the Hotel zum Türken
Today
1936
1945
This will help on the different buildings at the Fuhersperrgebiet (the Fuhrer's autonomous area)
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 03-02-2024 at 08:54 PM.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
I agree no one over here calls it that - more probably only in Obersalzberg
History of the Hotel zum Türken
The first building on this spot was built in 1600's and called the Türkenhäusl, or Little Turk House, believed to be named by a soldier returning from the war against the Turks (Siege of Vienna?).
Hotel zum Turken in 1936
Türken in 1936
Hotel zum Turken from below, Obersalzberg
Türken Now
The current building was started in 1911 and was more or less in it's present form in 1923 when Adolf Hitler first came to the Obersalzberg. The owner, Karl Schuster, was rather outspoken in his disapproval of the new regime and had refused to sell, as Obersalzberg residents were being pressured to do. He got into trouble after Hitler established his home in the house next door.
One evening in 1933, the SS were carousing in his lounge when Herr Schuster arrived back at the hotel. He ordered them out and made some derogatory remarks about too many SS and brownshirts being there. Martin Bormann then ordered him to sell the hotel; he refused again. Herr Schuster then spent three weeks in Dachau and "agreed" to sell.
Not to be confused with Berghof (residence).
Eagle's Nest
Kehlsteinhaus
The Kehlsteinhaus (known in English as the Eagle's Nest) is a Nazi-constructed building erected atop the summit of the Kehlstein, a rocky outcrop that rises above Obersalzberg near the southeast German town of Berchtesgaden. It was used exclusively by members of the Nazi Party for government and social meetings. It was visited on 14 documented instances by Adolf Hitler.[1][2] Today, it is open seasonally as a restaurant, beer garden, and tourist site.
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 03-01-2024 at 10:54 PM.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
I read that eagles nest has been converted to a restaurant. The caption under the photo in the article declared "what was once reserved for the highest ranking nazi officials is now open to everyone". I read it a few years ago. I had many more brain cells back then so I don't remember where.
I invite you to go down the rabbit hole at history underground. He did an awesome series about Bergthesgaden and the Eagle nest
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