The ruins of the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat in the Bavarian Alps.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 09815B

Overview

Caption: The ruins of the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat in the Bavarian Alps.
Date: 1945 May 07
Locale: Berchtesgaden, [Bavaria] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Virginia Longest
Event History: In the 1920s Adolf Hitler established a mountain retreat for himself on the Obersalzberg, above Berchtesgaden, in the southeast corner of Bavaria. It was known as the Berghof and consisted of a large chalet and estate. Later, the Nazi hierarchy turned the Obersalzberg into a huge complex, with homes for themselves, military barracks, tunnel and bunker complexes, and the Kehlsteinhaus, or "Eagles Nest." The Berghof was captured at the beginning of May 1945 by troops with the 101st U.S. Airborne Division.

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Virginia Longest

Source Record ID: Collections: 1992.9

Keyword: BERGHOF (BERCHTESGADEN) DESTRUCTION/VANDALISM RUINS/RUBBLE SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN) VIEWS
Photo Designation: LIBERATION -- Germany: General -- Views: Destruction