Description: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun on the Obersalzberg Sub titled: Documentation in PhotosLavishly illustrated German history book about Eva Braun, Hitler and the Berghof on the Obersalzberg mountain!One of the few books which have many Eva Braun photos !! RARE !!The last few pages show the destroyed buildings after the bombing in 1945.This is NO propaganda book, it is a post-war documentation book published in the 1980s !Softcover120 pages248 rare b&w photosvery well illustrated throughoutmap of Obersalzberg in rearIn very good exterior and very good interior condition.Mild traces of use and age, otherwise ok.All pages are complete and tight in the binding.Approx/Measurements: 11-1/2" x 8-1/4" ~1.1 lbs.Published by S. Fabitus ~1980 Background Info:The Berghof was Adolf Hitlers home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Germany.The Berghof was developed in stages from a much smaller house, named "Haus Wachenfeld". "Haus Wachenfeld" was a vacation home built by a businessman from Buxtehude, Otto Winter. Winters widow originally rented the house to Hitler for 100 reichsmarks in 1928. In 1933 Hitler was eventually able to purchase the house with funds he received through the sale of his political book Mein Kampf. The site is breathtakingly scenic. The valley below appears by illusion to be a lake almost at ones feet. It was located lower down the same mountain as the Kehlsteinhaus, or Eagles Nest, which Hitler rarely visited due to his fear of heights. A large complex of mountain homes for the Nazi leadership (along with many buildings for their security and support staff) was constructed nearby. The Berghofs great room featured a picture window which could be lowered into the wall below, opening the space to the outdoors and sweeping mountain view. Hitler considered the Berghof his home. He and Eva Braun spent much time there during the 1930s and his last known visit was in July 1944. Severe damage was inflicted on the Berghof during an RAF bombing raid on April 25, 1945. The Berghof was set on fire on May 4, 1945 by retreating SS guards as the Allies approached and the contents were reportedly looted by Allied soldiers and officers. The Berghof was connected to the Platterhof Hotel by a series of complex bunkers deep in the mountain, a superb example of underground engineering built at great speed and powered by a subterranean engine like the one remaining at the Eagles Nest. The government of Bavaria gradually destroyed or buried almost every trace of the Berghof and the site is now overgrown with evergreen trees. The Hotel Platterhof, where many Nazi officers stayed while visiting Hitler, has also been destroyed. Some of the underground structures can be toured from the new German Documentation Center as well as the old Zum TÜrken Hotel which borders the complex of ruins. By 2005 Berchtesgaden, with its spectacular scenery, had been largely redeveloped for the tourist industry. Shipping Options Free Airmail shipping from Germany with recorded deliverydewabit
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Topic: Europe
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Subject: History
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Language: German
Original/Facsimile: Original
Region: Europe
Place of Publication: Germany
Year Printed: 1980
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
