commandlinegamer
Philosopher
The 1930s' teahouse, known in English as the Eagle's Nest and German Kehlsteinhaus (after the mountain peak on which it is situated) has been set on fire and a suspect arrested:
www.bbc.co.uk
It's one of a number of buildings associated with Hitler and the Nazi leadership who used the area of the Obersalzberg, adjacent to Berchtesgaden in southeastern Bavaria, as a retreat. The area was bombed towards the end of WW2, as the allies suspected it might be used to direct the conflict after the destruction of Berlin. After the war some properties still standing were used by the Americans as an Armed Forces Recreation Center, which continued till the mid-90s. A museum in the form of a Documentation Centre has been established, and other buildings have been removed in recent decades.
The Kehlsteinhaus had been left largely untouched, having survived the bombings, and became a popular tourist attraction, helped by its location and views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
I visited in 87 or 88, while I was working at Berchesgaden. I can't remember much, but it did apparently have an exhibit detailing its early history, but its primary function was as a restaurant.
The question is now is whether to, depending on the level of damage, demolish, or rebuild. I'm not sure what I think at the moment.
I've been also to the villa which held the Wannsee Conference, to discuss the Final Solution, but that was unquestionably a museum which did not shy away from the horrific consequences of what happened there.
There's some useful background on the post-war situation at the Third Reich in Ruins site.
Man arrested after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat
Some 200 emergency personnel were deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.
www.bbc.co.uk
It's one of a number of buildings associated with Hitler and the Nazi leadership who used the area of the Obersalzberg, adjacent to Berchtesgaden in southeastern Bavaria, as a retreat. The area was bombed towards the end of WW2, as the allies suspected it might be used to direct the conflict after the destruction of Berlin. After the war some properties still standing were used by the Americans as an Armed Forces Recreation Center, which continued till the mid-90s. A museum in the form of a Documentation Centre has been established, and other buildings have been removed in recent decades.
The Kehlsteinhaus had been left largely untouched, having survived the bombings, and became a popular tourist attraction, helped by its location and views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
I visited in 87 or 88, while I was working at Berchesgaden. I can't remember much, but it did apparently have an exhibit detailing its early history, but its primary function was as a restaurant.
The question is now is whether to, depending on the level of damage, demolish, or rebuild. I'm not sure what I think at the moment.
I've been also to the villa which held the Wannsee Conference, to discuss the Final Solution, but that was unquestionably a museum which did not shy away from the horrific consequences of what happened there.
There's some useful background on the post-war situation at the Third Reich in Ruins site.
Last edited:
