Watch as fireplace engulfs Hitler’s mountaintop Eagle’s Nest retreat

Adolf Hitler’s Alpine mountain retreat, often called the Eagle’s Nest, was engulfed in flames on Friday evening whereas police arrested a 33-year-old male suspect.

The residence, referred to as the Kehlsteinhaus, is above the city of Berchtesgaden. It was one in every of a number of buildings within the space utilized by the Nazi dictator and his entourage throughout World Battle Two.

Hitler additionally used the realm as a backdrop for propaganda movies portraying him as a lover of animals and nature.

Native media reported that website had been “largely destroyed”, with the general public urged to keep away from the realm.

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