This is a pic of Hitler's Berghof taken on May 5, 1945 in Berchtesgaden, Germany. .Joe and I were there, soldiers in the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. The complex had been bombed a few nights before by British Lancasters. Then the SS troops posted there, burned it. It was a concrete building, but the wooden parts burned. The SS put up only token resistance.
I have another pic taken from the inside showing Hitlers big picture window, with 7th Inf soldiers wandering around inside. I will try to post that when I recover from the horrors of learning to post this one. I was able to do it only because of J3rdinf's persistent efforts to help me.
There were underground air raid shelters in which all kinds of goodies were stored including some of the best wines and liquors in Europe. We liberated that and drank to victory. War's end was announced 3 days later.
