Eagles Nest burning. Suspected arson. (1 Viewer)

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Damn. The Eagles Nest is burning down. Police suspect arson. Such a shame this historical place is destroyed. I'm so glad I have had the opportunity to visit it on many occasions.

Feuer über Berchtesgaden: Hitlers Teehaus steht in Flammen

Der Feuerschein ist noch aus mehreren Kilometern Entfernung zu sehen. Hoch über Berchtesgaden brennt das Kehlsteinhaus, einst Hitlers Teestube.

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[rochie]

BBC saying arrest has been made.

 

[Sabrejet]

I didn't think anything was left after WW2?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I didn't think anything was left after WW2?

There is a lot left in Germany from then.

The Eagles Nest has been open for tourism since the 1950s. I've been several times since the 1980. Just took my kids there last year.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

And a suspect has been arrested.

 

[Sabrejet]

There is a lot left in Germany from then.

So parts were moved elsewhere? I seemed to recall that the main building had been demolished close to VE Day and that only a lesser building stood by the end of WW2. If parts had moved elsewhere then I guess it was rebuilt?

Wiki: The Berghof was damaged by a British air raid shortly before the end of the war and subsequently set on fire by the remaining members of the local SS. In 1952, the Free State of Bavaria had the ruins demolished.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Another blow against fascism!
Easy to fight an enemy that's already defeated.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

So parts were moved elsewhere? I seemed to recall that the main building had been demolished close to VE Day and that only a lesser building stood by the end of WW2. If parts had moved elsewhere then I guess it was rebuilt?

Wiki: The Berghof was damaged by a British air raid shortly before the end of the war and subsequently set on fire by the remaining members of the local SS. In 1952, the Free State of Bavaria had the ruins demolished.

The Berghof and Eagles Nest are two different places. The Eagles Nest was not demolished. It remained until yesterday.

You are speaking of the Berghof. His actual residence. The Berghof was blown up in 1952. All that remains of it are the foundation, which you can find in the woods.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The police have released photos of it this morning.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I was fortunate enough to visit it about a half dozen times. First time back in the 80s, abd the last in 2025 when I took my kids.

Pics from our trip in 2025.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

And pics from 1945.

 

[edgardo gil]

Another blow against fascism!
Easy to fight an enemy that's already defeated.

Well if you see the advance of the right wing parties around the world, then I guess not. The nazi movement was defeated, but other fascist movements are alive and kicking.

 

[fannum]

German authorities said he is a 33-year-old man from Berlin – more than 460 miles north of the "Eagle's Nest."
The man, while in custody, was evaluated by a psychiatric expert, who diagnosed him with an undisclosed mental illness. Due to this, the local public prosecutor's office was able to petition successfully to place him in a psychiatric hospital, police explained.
He is still being charged with arson.

 

[taly01]

No 24/7 live in guard/caretaker at such a location..................unbelievable!!!!!!

 

[MIflyer]

Well if you see the advance of the right wing parties around the world,

Nazis were NOT Right Wing. They were Socialists, the exact opposite of Right Wing. They were just a tad Right of Communists.