Did Nazis turn the Platterhof into Hitlers private retreat?

“But place likes the Obersalzberg, where nice pictures were made of Hitler, were ignored. This third generation goes to these places,” said Irlinger, 34. “We can look at Nazi propaganda now. We are strong enough to look at these pictures …

The only flaw here is that the InterContinental Resort Berchtesgaden, an upscale hotel and spa due to open in the spring, sits on the very stained plot of ground where Hermann Göring had his rural retreat, just over a rise from the Berghof, the luxurious house with the big picture window where Hitler contemplated the mists drifting over the face of the Untersberg and is said to have plotted his deeds.

Hitler ließ den Obersalzberg zum zweiten Regierungssitz und zum Rückzugsort für sich und die NS-Elite ausbauen. Irgendwann sollte auch der junge Obersalzberger Hansl Brandner aus dem "Führersperrgebiet" weichen.

Die kümmerlichen Überreste von Hitlers Wohnhaus wurden nun eingeebnet, der alte "Platterhof", den die Amerikaner als Hotel genutzt hatten, gegen den Protest von Denkmalschützern abgerissen.

Als 1973 das bayerische Denkmalschutzgesetz erlassen wurde, überprüfte das Landesamt für Denkmalschutz (LfD) auch die NS-Relikte auf dem Obersalzberg und setzte etliche davon auf die Denkmalliste, unter anderen das sogenannte Gästehaus Hitlers, den Platterhof, die Überreste der SS-Kasernen und der im Auftrag Bormanns angelegten Gewächshäuser.

On 30 April, the Berghof, the houses of Göring and Bormann, the SS barracks, the Kampfhäusl, and the teahouse were all destroyed. In total, over 50 Obersalzberg Nazi buildings were destroyed. The Platterhof, which had been a hostel for visitors to the area, was not destroyed since it had ...

The General Walker Hotel was a ... of Obersalzberg, Germany. The former Pension Moritz boarding house, boasting opulent accommodations and sweeping views of the Bavarian countryside and Alpine scenery, had been opened in 1878 and renamed Platterhof in 1928. After the Nazi seizure of ...

More than 50 Obersalzberg Nazi buildings were destroyed. The Platterhof had been a nearby hostel for visitors to the area, and it was turned into the General Walker Hotel for American troops after the war.

After US troops had taken the Obersalzberg, the area was declared a restricted zone. In 1949, the Allies handed over Obersalzberg to the Free State of Bavaria. In 1952, the ruins of the »Berghof« and neighbouring buildings were blown up in ...

Other indicated locations: (3) Bormann's House, (4) Göring's House, (6) Platterhof Hotel & Restaurant, and the (7) SS Barracks (Kaserne). The Obersalzberg area was transformed into a fortified complex during the Nazi regime, largely under the direction of Martin Bormann, who held immense power as Hitler’s private secretary and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery.

On the symbolic date of 30 April, 1952 at 17:05 p.m. (exactly seven years after Hitler's suicide), the Berghof was blown up. The remnants were removed together with the houses of Bormann and Göring.The Platterhof was restored and rechristened ...

Obersalzberg Documentation Center (Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg) – Museum in the Obersalzberg that focuses on the area and its role in National Socialist history. More info here. The Teahouse – Every now and then someone refers to the Eagle’s Nest as Hitler’s Teahouse, but his Teahouse was a different structure altogether. The Teahouse on Mooslahnerkopf (officially) was further down the mountain, a bit closer to Hitler’s house, but was yet another frivolous “retreat.” Unlike the Eagle’s Nest, he visited this building pretty much daily.