Any other words of wisdom that you think we need? Since each piece had the Nazi insignia on it, this qualified our find as ‘legal war booty’. This SS M34 helmet was removed from “Göring's cave” in the Wemholz area to the west of Berchtesgaden at the end of the war by a GI whose details are sadly lost to time. At some point, the veteran marked the inside back cover with an ink stamp bearing the paratrooper motto: From the sky we lead. It is also signed by one other person – possibly an actor or crew member from the movie – but I have so far been unable to identify the name. Dysert was also present when Hitler's flag was torn down by 3rd Division troops. We will be at the "O" for 3 full days. The estate was managed by Josef Zychski and his wife Frieda, who formed part of Göring’s Obersalzberg ‘inner circle’ and ensured the smooth running of the house. The photographer was Heinrich Hoffmann, who would have been standing with his back to the Berghof's giant picture window. The tile was part of one of the coffee tables used in the Berghof's Great Hall. Bob...things are coming together for our trip to the O. It may even have been taken to the front by Junge and looted from him after his death. On the reverse is some kind of shopping list, perhaps made by a staff member who worked in the hotel kitchens at the time. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor stayed here during their tour of Germany in 1937, and other guests of note included Josef Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler and Erwin Rommel. The Ehrenbürger was sold to another collector some years ago, and reunited with the cigarette box in 2020. This is the only known cigarette box of its kind produced by the Munich jewelers Heiden, who also made the Chiemsee Cauldron. During the period, this hotel situated right behind the Berghof was commandeered by the Nazi Party and housed the Reichssicherheitsdienst (RSD) security service and SS guard battalion. Today, the bunker has collapsed and been filled-in, and now sits beneath a housing estate. The pieces shown here are from Hitler's Eagle's Nest tea set and were sent home by a member of the 290th Combat Engineers—one of the first units up the Kehlstein mountain in May 1945. "Don't know what's in the safe," said Overman, "but I guess it's important. Berghof phone book and library book, 101st Airborne Division, Blotter set from Berchtesgadener Hof reception desk, Meissen 'Red Dragon' from the Eagle's Nest - 290th Combat Engineers, AH birthday gift from Sofie Stork, April 1932, Monogrammed tea napkin, Berghof, 10th Field Artillery, VBO pattern porcelain bowl, removed from the Berghof, Der Berghof postcard album, hand-inscribed by Arthur Kannenberg, "Piece of Hitler's flag, May 4 1945" - Russell Dysert, 441st AAA, Hand-painted tile, Berghof coffee table, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Col. Smilies are On. She instantly recognized it from her childhood, and signed and dated the back of it. He also removed one of the 6 threaded candle holders attached to each sconce and, after the war, attached a wooden base to hold it upright. Note the large freestanding lamp in the period photo at the top of this page. The same veteran also brought back one of Hitler’s library books, called Vom Werden deutscher Filmkunst Der Tonfilm. No two cushions had the same pattern layout—and this exact one is visible in period photos from the time, including the ones shown below. Thanks for anything you can offer to help me with the 'berg' experience. Compare this photo with the one above, and you can see where Clarence was sat. Eva Braun is on the far left, with (I think) Margarete Speer (Albert's Speer's wife) next to her. Russell Dysert.". Handwritten in black ink, Hitler's personal dedication thanks Junge for seven years of service and wishes him the best on his wedding day, June 19 1943. This chair and others like it were then re-covered and taken back up the mountain for use in the 1980s war movie, War and Remembrance. The structure was in bad shape; partially burned and had been heavily looted before we got there. Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums > Community Forums > Living History Forum: Berchtesgaden et l'obersalzberg Same view as the photo above, during construction. The postcard is undated but would have been around early 1940. Seven were trashed in the years after the war, when the Platterhof was used as an R&R facility for visiting US army personnel. Read more here. Some words were coined by Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members. Photo credit: Uniforms of the SS – Volume 5 Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei 1931-1945, Andrew Mollo. Shown here are signed commemorative envelopes from three members of the RAF's 617 Squadron. View of the Alps, as seen from the big window. The album shows a number of commercially-available postcards of the Berghof—along with a series of photos taken by Eva Braun showing the staff relaxing in and around the Berghof, and meeting their boss on his birthday ("geburtstag") in both 1943 and 1944. Guilford W. Condron — a railway conductor in the 735th Railway Operating Battalion, Company C. Photos taken during a visit to Berchtesgaden by Sgt. Cook was among the first to arrive at the building. Part of the smoking set, this hand-hammered candleholder was removed from the Führerbau by Captain Donald Hobeck of the 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion. This is why many HJ SS Panzer Grenadier members often carried 'LSSAH cuff titles' on their uniforms in the early period.".

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