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32-635: Berghof or Berghoff may refer to: Berghof (residence) , Adolf Hitler's home in the mountains of Bavaria Berghof (Sölden) , a residence and former farmstead in Austria Berghof (Vienna) , a Roman settlement in Vienna, Austria The Berghof Foundation , a peacekeeping organization based in Germany The Berghoff (restaurant) , Chicago, US, or its founder Herman Berghoff Berghoff,

64-496: A French diplomat, was built in 1937–38 above the Berghof, but Hitler rarely went there. The area became a German tourist attraction during the mid-1930s, after Hitler came to power as dictator. Visitors gathered at the end of the driveway or on nearby public paths in the hope of catching a glimpse of Hitler. This led to the introduction of severe restrictions on access to the area and other security measures. A large contingent of

96-677: A beer brewed by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company German exonym for the city of Brocēni , Latvia The fictional sanatorium in Thomas Mann's novel The Magic Mountain People [ edit ] Dagmar Berghoff (born 1943), German journalist Henry C. Berghoff (1856–1925), German-American businessman and politician See also [ edit ] Berkhoff (surname) Berkhof (disambiguation) Berkoff (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

128-555: A curious display of cactus plants in majolica pots." A dining room was panelled with very costly cembra pine . Hitler's large study had a telephone switchboard room. The library contained books "on history, painting, architecture and music." A great hall was furnished with expensive Teutonic furniture, a large globe, and an expansive red marble fireplace mantel. Behind one wall was a projection booth for evening screenings of films (often, Hollywood productions, including Mickey Mouse ). A sprawling picture window could be lowered into

160-530: A plan named Operation Foxley in 1944. This called for a sniper to kill Hitler on his daily 15–20 minute walk from the Berghof residence to the Teehaus on the Mooslahnerkopf Hill , which had been revealed by a prisoner of war. The operation would be undertaken by a German-speaking Pole and a British sniper wearing German uniforms after being parachuted into Austria. They would be housed and led to

192-573: A positive light. These stories helped to soften his image by portraying him as a man of culture, dog lover, and good neighbour. Writer William George Fitz-Gerald, under the pseudonym Ignatius Phayre, published many articles about visiting Hitler at home that were fabricated from Nazi propaganda sources. Based on German propaganda sources, Fitz-Gerald, writing for the British Homes & Gardens magazine, described Hitler as "his own decorator, designer, and furnisher, as well as architect", and

224-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Berghof (residence) The Berghof was rebuilt and renamed in 1935 and was Hitler's holiday residence for ten years. It was damaged by British bombs in late April 1945, and again in early May by retreating SS troops, and it was looted after Allied troops reached the area. The Bavarian government demolished

256-546: The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was housed in barracks adjacent to the Berghof. Under the command of Obersturmbannführer Bernhard Frank , they patrolled an extensive cordoned security zone that encompassed the nearby homes of the other Nazi leaders. With the outbreak of war extensive anti-aircraft defences were also installed, including smoke-generating machines to conceal the Berghof complex from hostile aircraft. The nearby former hotel "Türken"

288-519: The French 2nd Armoured Division . Herman Louis Finnell of the 3rd Division stated that he and Private Fungerburg were the first to enter Berghof and the secret passages below the structure. Finnell stated that the hallway below the structure had rooms on either side filled with destroyed paintings and evening gowns, as well as destroyed medical equipment and a wine cellar. A French tank crew soon joined them, and Allied soldiers thoroughly looted and stripped

320-887: The Marineheim and then to a hotel in Berchtesgaden, the Deutsches Haus , where he dictated the second volume of Mein Kampf in the summer of 1926. Hitler met his girlfriend at that time, Maria Reiter , who worked in a shop on the ground floor of the hotel, during another visit in autumn 1926. In 1928, Winter's widow rented Haus Wachenfeld to Hitler, and his half-sister Angela came to live there as housekeeper, although she left soon after her daughter Geli 's 1931 death in Hitler's Munich apartment . By 1933, Hitler had purchased Haus Wachenfeld with funds he received from

352-882: The Reichsschule Feldafing (1937–1938) on Lake Starnberg . External links [ edit ] Alois Degano in the database of the Deutsche Fotothek References [ edit ] ^ Christa Schroeder : He was my boss , pp. 373–374 ^ Bundesarchiv R 9361-IX FILE/5910295 ^ Landhäuser in unser Tal at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-09-03) (PDF; 2.1 MB) tegernseer-tal-verlag.de, Country house in Holz , architect Baurat A. Degano ^ Birgit Schwarz: Geniewahn: Hitler und die Kunst. Böhlau, 2009, section The Berghof as

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384-470: The 'Russian problem' was studied. On 11 May 1941, Karlheinz Pintsch visited the Berghof to deliver a letter from Rudolf Hess informing Hitler of his illegal flight to Scotland . Hitler's social circle at his Berghof retreat – which his intimates referred to as "on the Berg " – included Eva Braun and her sister Gretl , Herta Schneider and her children, Eva's friend Marion Schönmann, Heinrich Hoffmann , and

416-761: The Nazis.) Whenever Hitler was in residence, members of the RSD and Führerbegleitkommando (Führer Escort Command; FBK) were present. While the RSD men patrolled the grounds, the FBK men provided close security protection for Hitler. Several Wehrmacht mountain troop units were also housed nearby. Hence, the British never planned a direct attack on the compound. Guests at the Berghof included political figures, monarchs, heads of state, and diplomats along with painters, singers, and musicians. The important visitors personally greeted on

448-471: The area by an anti-Nazi, identified as "Heidentaler" who lived nearby in Salzburg . The Foxley plan did not proceed, due to a dispute as to whether killing Hitler was a prudent idea and the lack of intelligence about his exact daily routine. By the time that the plan might have proceeded, Hitler had stopped visiting his mountain retreat; he never returned to the compound after 14 July 1944. The Obersalzberg

480-733: The area, and it was turned into the General Walker Hotel for American troops after the war. It was demolished in 2001. The Berghof was one of the headquarters used by Hitler during the war. There were about 14 known completed Führer Headquarters. Alois Degano German architect Destroyed Berghof [REDACTED] SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz Alois Degano ( 3 March 1887 in Schmerold , municipality Gmund am Tegernsee ; † July 26 1960 in Gmund am Tegernsee)

512-466: The burned shell in 1952. The Berghof began as a much smaller chalet called Haus Wachenfeld , a holiday home built in 1916 (or 1917) by Kommerzienrat Otto Winter, a businessman from Buxtehude . It was located near the Platterhof , the former Pension Moritz where Hitler had stayed in 1922–23. By 1926, the family running the pension had left, and Hitler did not like the new owner. He moved first to

544-588: The chalet as "bright and airy" with "a light jade-green colour scheme"; caged Harz Roller canaries were kept in most of the rooms, which were furnished with antiques, mostly German furniture from the 18th century. Old engravings hung in the guest bedrooms, along with some of Hitler's small watercolour sketches. His personal valet Heinz Linge stated that Hitler and his longtime companion Eva Braun had two bedrooms and two bathrooms with interconnecting doors, and Hitler would end most evenings alone with her in his study drinking tea. Though Hitler did not smoke, smoking

576-454: The films were Joseph Goebbels , Reinhard Heydrich , Heinrich Himmler , Joachim von Ribbentrop , Albert Speer , and Karl Wolff . Two guests planned to use a visit to the Berghof as an opportunity to assassinate Hitler. On 11 March 1944, Captain Eberhard von Breitenbuch arrived with a concealed pistol with the intention of shooting Hitler in the head, but guards would not allow him into

608-554: The house over the next few days. The American 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment arrived on 8 May. The 3rd Battalion of the 506th came into Berchtesgaden by a different route and sustained casualties in a skirmish with the crews of two German 88mm anti-aircraft/anti-tank guns . One of the most notable artifacts taken by American soldiers was the Columbus Globe for State and Industry Leaders , known more commonly as "Hitler's Globe". The teahouse on Mooslahnerkopf hill

640-640: The houses of Göring and Bormann, the SS barracks, the Kampfhäusl , and the teahouse were all destroyed. This had been part of an agreement under which the Americans handed the area back to the Bavarian authorities. There was fear that the ruins would become a neo-Nazi shrine and tourist attraction. More than 50 Obersalzberg Nazi buildings were destroyed. The Platterhof had been a nearby hostel for visitors to

672-553: The sale of his political manifesto Mein Kampf . The small chalet-style building was refurbished and much expanded by architect Alois Degano during 1935–36 under the supervision of Martin Bormann , when it was renamed The Berghof (English: "Mountain Court"). The renovated interiors were designed by Gerdy Troost . A large terrace was built and featured big, colourful, resort-style canvas umbrellas. The entrance hall "was filled with

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704-403: The same room. On 7 June 1944, Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg planned to detonate a bomb at a meeting there, but his fellow conspirators would not give him approval to do so because Himmler and Hermann Göring were also not present. The Allies rejected suggestions about derailing Hitler's train to Obersalzberg and using poison in the train's drinking water, but the British developed

736-465: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Berghof . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berghof&oldid=1250134897 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

768-484: The steps of the Berghof by Hitler included David Lloyd George (3 March 1936), the Aga Khan (20 October 1937), Duke and Duchess of Windsor (22 October 1937), Kurt von Schuschnigg (12 February 1938), Neville Chamberlain (15 September 1938), and Benito Mussolini (19 January 1941). At the end of July 1940, Hitler summoned his military chiefs from OKW and OKH to the Berghof for the 'Berghof Conference' at which

800-470: The wall to give a sweeping, open-air view of the snow-capped mountains in Hitler's native Austria . The house was maintained much like a small resort hotel by several housekeepers, gardeners, cooks, and other domestic workers. The Berghof became a centrepiece of Nazi propaganda. The Nazi-controlled German press as well as the English-language international press covered Hitler's life at home in

832-581: The wives and children of other Nazi leaders and Hitler's staff who would all pose for an annual group photograph on the occasion of Hitler's birthday. The social scene at the Berghof ended on 14 July 1944, when Hitler left for his military headquarters in East Prussia, never to return. Silent colour films shot by Eva Braun survived the war and showed Hitler and his guests relaxing at the Berghof. In 2006, computer lip-reading software identified several parts of their conversations. Among those identified in

864-539: Was a German architect and Baurat . Degano studied architecture in Munich and then worked as an independent architect and master builder in Gmund am Tegernsee. About Franz Xaver Schwarz , the "Reich Treasurer of the NSDAP", for whom he had built a house in Gmund, he met Adolf Hitler at the beginning of 1933. Degano joined the NSDAP on 1 May 1933 (membership number 2,942,463). After many years of working at Tegernsee , he

896-577: Was allowed on the terrace. His vegetarian diet was supplied by nearby kitchen gardens and, later, a greenhouse. A large complex of mountain homes for the Nazi leadership, and many buildings for their security and support staff, were constructed nearby. To acquire the land for these projects, many neighbours were compelled to sell their properties and leave. A mountaintop structure, the Kehlsteinhaus , nicknamed Eagle's Nest by André François-Poncet ,

928-499: Was bombed by hundreds of British RAF Lancaster heavy bombers, including aircraft from No. 617 Squadron RAF (the "Dambusters"), which attacked Obersalzberg on 25 April 1945. At least two bombs struck the Berghof and did considerable damage to the building. Retreating SS troops set fire to the villa on 4 May, four days after Hitler's suicide in Berlin. Only hours later, the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division arrived at Berchtesgaden along with

960-1014: Was born in the Third Reich one of the master builders in the Führersperrgebiet Obersalzberg . His most famous building was the conversion of the Wachenfeld house into the Berghof Adolf Hitlers in Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden . Other buildings in the Third Reich were the SS Junker School in Bad Tölz (1935–1936), the Reich Chancellery Berchtesgaden (1936–1937) as well as the new building of

992-642: Was turned into quarters to house the Reichssicherheitsdienst (Reich Security Service; RSD) SS security men who patrolled the grounds of the Berghof. It was later occupied by the Generalmajor of the Police. (The hotel was rebuilt in 1950 and reopened as a hotel before Christmas, the Hotel zum Türken. Visitors can still explore the historic underground hallways and tunnels that had been used by

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1024-514: Was unscathed in the April 1945 bombing raid, but the Bavarian government knocked it down by 1951 because of its link with Hitler. For 55 years, the ruins lay in the woods by the 13th hole of the Gutshof golf course, but these were taken away altogether during the summer of 2006. The Berghof's shell survived until 1952, when the Bavarian government demolished it with explosives on 30 April. The Berghof,

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