The berghof stood in ruins until 1952 when it was leveled with explosives. My guide book to third reich sites in the berchtesgaden and obersalzberg area has been published by fonthill media. Originally there was fear that because of the political constellation we would have to strike at the same time against england, france, russia and poland. Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of berchtesgaden in bavaria, germany. The internet history sourcebooks project is located at the history department of fordham. When will the last bus go back down from kehlsteinhaus. A guide to third reich sites in the berchtesgaden and obersalzberg area will help historyminded explorers find these largely forgotten sites, both on the obersalzberg and in berchtesgaden and the surrounding area, with detailed directions for driving and walking tours. The information on the obersalzberg pages is presented in the order of a walk around the mountain. The obersalzberg 2 page starts in front of the hotel zum turken. Dokumentation obersalzberg 9 tips from 714 visitors. In 1925, adolf hitler chose a remote mountain area in the southeast corner of germany as his home.
A guide to third reich sites in the berchtesgaden and obersalzberg area walden, geoffrey r. Will switch hitlers plan succeed and his schnitzel restaurant finally get some attention. From an alpine village to the fuhrers offlimits area eyewitness reports. The kehlsteinhaus is a third reichera building erected atop the summit of the kehlstein, a rocky outcrop that rises above the obersalzberg near the town of berchtesgaden. This page is divided into various sections to cover this area. Is this still enough time to catch a bus up to the kehlsteinhaus, to allow time there and also in the documentary centre. Dec 06, 2019 berggasthof obersalzberg, berchtesgaden. Everything you need to know about the ski area, from the best ski runs and terrain to where to go for apres. It was a small building against the mountain side, with a rectangular layout and with an 8 meter diameter circular room on the side. This page was last edited on 11 january 2019, at 19. Eagles nest, obersalzberg dark tourism the guide to dark. Berghof hitlers house on the obersalzberg near berchtesgaden. Dec 16, 2015 hitlerss favorite teehaus or tea house was on the mooslahnerkopf.
Switch reloaded obersalzberg hitler wants to kill the downfall hitler, because he is so famous. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Another entrance that is still accessible is underneath hotel zum turken. The tea house was of hitlers own design and was finished in 1937. This place is situated in berchtesgadener land, oberbayern, bayern, germany, its geographical coordinates are 47 38 0 north, 2 0 east and its original name with diacritics is obersalzberg.
The berghof was developed in stages from a much smaller house, named haus wachenfeld. History sees in him only the great founder of states. Hitlers summer home was very close to dokumentation obersalzberg history museum in berchtesgaden, bayern. Hitlers tea house on the mooslahnerkopf obersalzberg. You can start the walk at the parkplatz near the documentation centre. Berggasthof obersalzberg, berchtesgaden restaurant. Obersalzberg in berchtesgaden hotels in the vicinity.
Vom bergbauerndorf zum fuhrersperrgebiet zeitzeugen berichten obersalzberg. Only the online description is in english even 70 years after the end of the most destructive war of all time the public s interest in the role obersalzberg played during the 3rd reich has remained the same both in germany and abroad. One of the entrances thats still in use is inside the obersalzberg documentation centre. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This page provides a complete overview of obersalzberg maps. Even though the bunker system travels through much of the hillside, most of the tunnels are now sealed off and inaccessible. Hitler at the obersalzberg is a comprehensive history of hitlers. This is a complete account from the beginning, when this lovely landscape was covered with buildings and roads, till today, when only ruins and remnants are to be seen. Obersalzberg, berchtesgadener land, oberbayern, bayern. For this reason, on the occasion of the commemorative year. On april 25, 1945, the british bombed the nazi homes on the obersalzberg, including hitlers home called the berghof.
As to what the weak western european civilisation asserts about me, that is of no account. This book about the obersalzberg will give a photographic survey of the history of this mountain in the era of the third reich. The documentary film about the expulsion of the indigenous population and the transformation of the old alpine village of obersalzberg into the fuhrers offlimits area. In contrast to comparable institutions the permanent exhibition does not limit itself to the history of the immediate area but. Haus wachenfeld was a vacation home built by a businessman from buxtehude, otto winter. One is under the documentation center and included in the museum entry.
Cancellation is free of charge hotel descriptions with photos real ratings business tariff search and book. The berghof was adolf hitlers home in the obersalzberg of the bavarian alps near berchtesgaden, bavaria, germany. Dokumentation obersalzberg history museum berchtesgaden. See 40 photos and 9 tips from 714 visitors to dokumentation obersalzberg. It could be entered from from several houses on the mountain. Dec 31, 2016 revised and updated tour of the berghof and eagles nest.
Eagles nest, obersalzberg, germany darkometer rating. Decision to attack poland was arrived at in spring. I have given the command and i shall shoot everyone who utters one word of criticism, for the goal to be obtained in the war is not that of reaching certain lines but of physically demolishing the. Dokumentation obersalzberg, supervised by the institute of contemporary history munichberlin, is a place of learning and remembrance relating to the history of obersalzberg and the national socialist dictatorship. Cancellation is free of charge hotel descriptions with photos real ratings business tariff.
Hitler settled in a small house on the obersalzberg. Hitlers berchtesgaden is available at amazon and other retailers the kindle version is also available from amazon. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Jun 22, 20 trip from berchtesgaden to kehlsteinhaus.
Other than the wolfsschanze wolfs lair, his headquarters in east prussia for the invasion of the soviet union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during world war ii. Obersalzberg ski resort resort and ski area overview. The main area of nazi occupation in berchtesgaden was on the obersalzberg, a quiet mountain retreat two miles east of berchtesgaden and some 1200 feet higher in elevation. Winston rowntree and virus comix bring you comics online. Located about 120 kilometres 75 mi southeast of munich, close to the border with austria, it is best known as the site of adolf hitlers former mountain residence, the berghof, and of the mountaintop kehlsteinhaus, popularly known in the englishspeaking world as the eagles nest. German obersalzberg photo book berghof kehlsteinhaus eva. The hitler berghof and much of the obersalzberg was bombed to bits by the british and american air forces in the very last days of world war ii.
From simple political to detailed satellite map of obersalzberg, berchtesgadener land, oberbayern, bayern, germany. Full online access to this resource is only available at the library of congress. Hitler at the obersalzberg is a comprehensive history of hitlers activities at the mountain community from 19231945. There are two intact bunker systems open to the public on the obersalzberg. During the 1930s and war years, this vacation spot became the country residences of many wellknown figures of the third reich. The obersalzberg quickly became a popular destination for touring youth groups, and in 1939 a hostel building was erected for visiting hitler jugend hj and bund deutscher madel bdm groups click here to see a photo of one such visit. In fact the number of publications on the subject has even increased. Over the years since then the town of berchtesgaden has spent a great deal of money attempting to dismantle. The bombedout ruins of hitlers former residence were completely razed to the ground by the bavarian government in 1952 at the request of the u. The study begins with legends surrounding the area long before the arrival of hitler and his cronies.