Hitler and Obersalzberg Idyll and Atrocity

Obersalzberg was Adolf Hitler’s adopted home. Between 1933 and 1945 the dictator spent around a quarter of his time here. The Berghof, located in the middle of the extensive “Führer off-limits area”, was the second, unofficial seat of government of the Nazi state. It was the stage for the Hitler cult and a Führer headquarters during the war. By the time it was destroyed by bombs at the end of the war, a bunker complex encompassing many kilometers of tunnels had been built beneath it. Hitler came here not only for recreation or to spend time with his secret partner Eva Braun. At Obersalzberg Hitler’s private life blended with staged propaganda, politics and the conduct of war. Here, among his closest associates, he took key decisions about persecution and genocide all over Europe. The inseparable connection between Hitler and Obersalzberg dates back to the 1920s and continues to this day. This catalogue tells the story of Obersalzberg in easy-to-understand texts accompanied by many historic photographs, objects and documents.Catalogue of the permanent exhibition at the Obersalzberg Documentation Center