Exploring Hitler's Berghof Residence in Ruins at the Berchtesgaden, 1947, F867

Hitler developed a residence in the Berchtesgaden region of the Bavarian Alps called the Berghof (which means mountain farm). He was very fond of this location, and it was here that he made some of his most important political decisions. The complex was badly damaged by an allied bombing raid on April 25th, 1945.

Here we see amateur cine footage showing a lady wandering around the ruins of the once favoured home of Hitler in 1947. The lady explores the damaged interior, and clearly this was a site of some interest even then. I believe little remains of the original buildings today as seen here.

This footage is filmed on 16mm Kodachrome stock...so it has survived quite well as a record of the ruins.

Obviously, this is an historical document and not intended as an endorsement of anything other than the lasting qualities of Kodachrome film stock.

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