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Kiwi to walk 800-km length of the Western Front battlefields
David Guerin set off on a journey of a lifetime to walk the 800-km length of the Western Front. He has been hooked on the history of the two wars that flamed in Europe from 1914-18 and 1939-45. It is an interest he admits has turned into an obsession. "In New Zealand it's regarded as dusty history, but in Britain this is still live history. Hundreds of thousands still go to the Somme to see where their grandfathers got the chop." His fascination with the wars covers alse the period between them. "Some people say WWI and WWII were really one war. They just took a breather to breed more cannon fodder."     [ stuff :: 2008-03-14 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Veteran revisits WWII battlefields - Military Historical Tours
For years after serving in the Army during World War Two, William Hendrickson had no desire to return to the battlefields. Now, years later, he decided to visit the war site, along with his wife Gloria, as part of the Military Historical Tours. "It was time. I didn't want to see it for a long time." During their 11-day tour, they took a bus trip through Bataan. They also saw Corrigidor, site of General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters; and Gulf of Lingayen, where MacArthur came ashore on his liberation of the Philippines. Gloria called the trip "an educational experience," a history lesson in 3-D.     [ middletownjournal :: 2008-02-29 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Siblings travel to dive to the wreckage of the naval cruiser U.S.S. Houston
Jerry Ranger and Jolene Ranger-Stewart will travel to the Indonesia to dive to the wreckage of the U.S.S. Houston, a WWII naval cruiser sunk during the Sundra Strait Battle on March 1, 1942. The ship battled against a major Imperial Japanese Navy unit that bombed Pearl Harbor. The trip will be bittersweet because their dad, John W. Ranger, was a survivor of the battle. "I've learned about what he would never talk about. He spent 3-and-a-half years in 13 different POW camps. He also received a silver star for his bravery." No divers are allowed in the ship, but Jerry has been given permission to send in a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to photograph the interior.     [ nwfdailynews :: 2008-02-21 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans offers a Pearl Harbor tour
With interest in the World War II remaining strong, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans has developed a Pearl Harbor tour that visits historic sites on Oahu. Among these are the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, the USS Missouri Memorial & Museum, the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island and the USS Arizona Memorial. 4 decorated World War II veterans, including several who saw the assault on Dec. 7, will be on hand to depict their experiences. The tour is scheduled for Feb. 29 through March 7. "Pearl Harbor: America's Entry into World War II" is priced at $4,990.     [ orlandosentinel :: 2007-12-24 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Hunting Nazis in Munich by Joachim von Halasz - Nazi birthplace
Joachim von Halasz knows well the attractions of Munich, including its towered Gothic revival Neues Rathaus, which the U.S. 7th Army used as HQ near the end of World War II. But he is disturbed by an inscription that says, "To the soldiers who liberated Munich from the national socialist tyranny on April 30, 1945." It's fair to say that France and Belgium were liberated by the Allies. Armies liberate places that are being held captive, against their will. But that was not the case with Munich, the birthplace and stronghold of the Nazi party. The word choice seems misguiding, a whitewashing of the city's historic connection to Adolf Hitler.     [ chicagotribune :: 2007-11-26 ]

Taking a tour of World War II battlefields such as Omaha Beach
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(Q) I am interested in taking a tour of WWII battlefields such as Omaha Beach, Point du Hoc. Where I might find more information? -- Here are a few tour companies that offer guided tours at Normandy and elsewhere: Historic Tours, "the only American tour guides living in Normandy." Valor Tours offers guided 1-4 -day packages, Pacific Theater also. Tours International offers "Normandy Landing" tours. The French Experience offers many tours, and 9 options for visiting French battle sites. The Caen Memorial commemorates the Normandy Invasion and has displays about WWII. A good planner for independent travelers is the Normandy Tourism site normandy-tourism.org.     [ kansascity :: 2007-11-25 ]

Touring Ardennes battlefield - Foxholes of the 101st Airborne
Having traveled to Pearl Harbor and Normandy, my wife and I were eager to visit Bastogne... After D-Day landing on June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers broke through the defenses and sped across France, and headed for the Rhine River in Nazi Germany. For the military, moving at such a rapid pace caused major problems, because supplies could not reach the men quickly enough. To relieve this problem Allied commanders set up 'The Red Ball Express', a truck transport system made up of black drivers. The Germans, realizing their situation, withdrew to West Wall, or Siegfried Line, a defense system with 18,000 bunkers, tunnels and tank traps built 1938-1940.     [ zwire :: 2007-11-08 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

The 25 Essential World War II Sites - Traveler's Guide to Battlefields
"The 25 Essential World War II Sites, European Theater: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide to Battlefields, Monuments and Museums," by Chuck Thompson. Now that the Cold War is over, he rightfully includes Russia, particularly Kursk, where "history's single biggest tank engagement" occurred. Among the maps and accommodations provided are locations immortalized in war films, such as "The Longest Day," "Schindler's List," "Saving Private Ryan" and "A Bridge Too Far." Today in Arnhem a large gray stone marked "17 September 1944" marks the spot on the Rhine where Lt. Col. John Frost and his men valiantly fought the Germans.     [ newsday :: 2007-10-22 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Recapture spirit of the Blitz with tour - Air raids on Manchester
During the first major air raids on Manchester in World War II, 467 tonnes of high explosive rained down on the city. Luftwaffe bombers also dropped 1,925 canisters of incendiary bombs, killing more than 700 people and damaging 100,000 buildings. The bravery of those who faced the blitz is being remembered in a tour of Manchester. The route will take in many of the worst affected areas, such as the Manchester Cathedral, Masonic Temple and through to St Anne's Church - where an incendiary bomb was discovered on the roof in 1960. Tour leader Jean Bailo (Blue Badge guide, the highest tour-guiding qualification) will provide stories of life during the bombing.     [ manchestereveningnews :: 2007-09-08 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Drive tanks at Europe's only "Panzer School"
The lanes around the tank school in the Brandenburg countryside bear huge track incisions. Eager tank crews slide through the narrow hatches of vehicles with armour plating. Surveying the scene co-owner Axel Heyse struck a military pose: "I was in the East German army 1978-1988, as a tank driver then an instructor. It is... fun to drive tanks, but it's not possible to do it anywhere in Europe outside the military, so we created this place." The Heyse brothers have amassed 7 T55 and 5 BMP armoured personnel carriers. And so close is the German frontier with Poland, that waving off her husband one woman joked: "Turn back before you cross the border."     [ telegraph :: 2007-08-27 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

National park "Rosie the Riveter" - tours prove popular
The popularity of Richmond's Rosie the Riveter national park was unknown until the first-ever summer tours booked up, and the waiting list grew to 300. Park employees were so overwhelmed with calls that they scrambled to add 2 additional tours, which also filled up immediately. Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park consists of numerous official locations and dozens of unofficial sites. Park tours offer rich insight into life in Richmond during the war through documents, artwork, welding artifacts and fashions of the day, like a near-mint condition wedding dress worn by a Rosie.     [ contracostatimes :: 2007-08-20 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

WW2 prison camp Colditz castle - Wehrmacht guards recalls duty
Alfred Heinrich, one of the few Colditz guards still alive, shows me his wartime snaps: old portraits of himself as an young soldier in the Wehrmacht. Serving in Eastern Front he was lucky to survive World War II. He lost an eye and received a serious leg wound on the Russian Front. His combat days over, in 1942 he began work as a guard at a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers. The camp was called 'Oflag 4C', better known as Colditz. During the Cold War, the castle's wartime past was papered over. Today though, Colditz Castle is trying to get itself noticed, by encouraging more Germans to escape to Colditz.     [ bbc :: 2007-08-03 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Touring the Bastogne Region - Trail of Ardennes Offensive
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I follow the signs - so did the tanks in December 1944 and January 1945. Near the Luxembourg village of Hamm is the American Cemetery. Most of the 5,076 U.S. soldiers here died during the Battle of the Bulge. One of the exceptions: General George S. Patton, who died in Dec 1945 in Germany and was buried here, with his Third Army troops. At Ettelbruck museum the signs and photo captions tell their own story of war. One photo is captioned: "Hitler Youth in front of Ettelbruck Primary School." Then there are the glass showcases full of helmets, weapons and gas masks. None cleaned and polished, but left crusted with the natural grime that come with burial.     [ philly :: 2007-06-04 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

65 years after World War II fighting Midway is for the birds
Iwo Jima, Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge. These are some of the famous WWII battles. But some military historians say the most significant battle was fought over 4 days between American and Japanese airplanes flying off hundreds of carriers on a tiny Pacific atoll called Midway. The American victory enabled the U.S. to control the Pacific sea routes. Some historians say Midway was the most important battle, not only of World War II, but of the entire military history of America. I was privileged to be among 12 rarely permitted visitors who were allowed by the US Navy to pay a 2-day overnight visit to this remote island...     [ paradisepost :: 2007-05-30 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Underground tours in Berlin Nazi-era bunkers, shelters and tunnels
For decades after World War II, 300 nazi-era bunkers that had survived allied bombers and Soviet artillery fire lay ignored in Berlin. Citizens were kept in ignorance of the precise whereabouts of Adolf Hitler's fuehrerbunker - until the Berlin Underworlds Association break a taboo by erecting a shield pinpointing the bunker site. German authorities were nervous the Führerbunker, off the Wilhelmstrasse, might become a shrine for neo-Nazis. Similar thinking led to Spandau Prison being torn down after the suicide of Rudolf Hess in 1987. Nowadays, in addition to maintaining an underground history museum, the association arranges tours of WW2 bunkers.     [ expatica :: 2007-05-11 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Royal British Legion official cheated vets out of D-Day Normandy trip
A Royal British Legion official who cheated veterans out of a D-Day trip to Normandy faces jail after he failed to repay his victims, a court has heard. Edward Portlock took £2,228 from members who had paid him for a battlefield tour. He also stole six World War II medals which had been given to him to be re-ribboned by a veteran.     [ bbc :: 2007-05-10 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

The sleepy, secret heart of Prussia - the German resistance to Hitler
I arrive at Trebbow, one of the Prussian estates near Schwerin. The house has been dedicated as a site commemorating the German resistance to Adolf Hitler. Here, in April 1944, Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg discussed the plans for the assassination of Hitler with Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg. Locals are hoping that many visitors will come to discover the Mecklenburg and its connection to the resistance. Large parts of Mecklenburg have been caught in a timewarp. This countryside has changed little since WWI. There is a somnolent air about the place, the result of the long years of Third Reich amnesia.     [ telegraph :: 2007-04-21 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Two battlegrounds and a railway mark darkest hours of Australia
Touring battlefields and war memorials can provide a poignant historical insight, a fascinating pilgrimage for military enthusiasts and an emotional journey for those with a connection to the sites. Many tour operators specialise in itineraries that coincide with Anzac Day, as well as running tours throughout the year. Kokoda Trail, PNG: This 96km route through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea is the site of one of the most significant battles in Australian military history. From July 1942 to Jan 1943, troops battled the Japanese forces, who regarded PNG as a strategic base for invading Australia.     [ smh :: 2007-04-21 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Tours of Berlin's underground, including WWII bunkers, draw crowds
This year the Berlin Underworlds Association is expected to guide more than 100,000 visitors on special underground tours. More than 300 bunkers remain from World War 2, and while many are filled with debris or blocked, others are in pristine condition. Last June, the Berlin Underworlds Association broke a German taboo by erecting a marker in the city center that points out the location of the most notorious underground site: the Fuehrerbunker, the fortified shelter where Adolf Hitler sought refuge from Allied bombers and then killed himself. During WW2, Berlin had 1,000 underground bunkers.     [ washingtonpost :: 2007-04-07 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

UMPI art professor to lead Iwo Jima tour - Third time on the island
It's almost impossible to visit Iwo Jima, the Japanese island where one of the most famous World War II battles was fought, but professor Andy Giles is going back for a third time. He has spent the last two decades researching WWII battles in the Pacific, will be leading the "Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor" tour March 11-15. "Lots of people want to go back to Iwo Jima. They're interested in going back and seeing where their fathers fought, veterans are interested in going back and paying respects to fallen comrades one last time, and lots of people working on books and films jump at the chance to be able to go to the island."     [ bangordailynews :: 2007-03-10 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Pedaling Normandy's epic landscape - Historic D-Day area
In Dec 1944, as the Allies chased Adolf Hitler's troops out of France 7 months after the D-Day invasion, German Lieutenant Colonel Jochen Peiper, commander of the 1st SS Panzer Division Regiment, complained that the roads the fuhrer had assigned to him "were not for tanks, but for bicycles." Riding our bicycles through Normandy more than 60 years later, we were able to make better use of the little roads. We pedaled through this historic area, stopping to visit bunkers, cemeteries, and memorials to the soldiers who fought here to end Nazi tyranny. We had come to steep ourselves in World War II history while enjoying a biking holiday.     [ boston :: 2007-02-18 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Okinawa battle sites tours offer peeks into island's history
Living on Okinawa provides a unique chance to gain more knowledge of the largest amphibious assault and bloodiest World War 2 battle in the Pacific. There are historic battle sites all over the island. An individual wanting to learn more about the Battle of Okinawa can travel to these sites easily. But for those looking to visit some of the islands more remote battle sites, it is best done with a guide, says Gunnery Sgt. Richard Deuto, who leads tours for Marines and units. Recently, Deuto, a history enthusiast with an in-depth knowledge of the Battle of Okinawa, led a tour for 20 Marines with the 3rd Marine Division staff as they toured 8 sites.     [ usmc :: 2007-02-09 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

4th Marines explore historic Philippine site: the Battle of Corregidor
More than 20 Marine leaders with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, visited a World War II battle site where one of the unit's most disappointing battles took place: The Battle of Corregidor. The Corregidor Island was essential to the Japanese forces, as it was the last remaining obstacle to Manila Bay. On May 5, Japanese soldiers landed and faced fierce resistance from American and Filipino artillery, but the Japanese forces etched their way deeper and overcame one of the artillery batteries. Early the next day, Japanese tanks made it to shore. Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright realized defeat was imminent. Just a day after the invasion, he surrendered.     [ usmc :: 2007-02-02 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

The battleground that was Iwo Jima - Bunkers and tunnels
I was told the slopes of Mount Suribachi sometimes run red with rust, like blood, from shells left from the battle for Iwo Jima, but what struck me most was the tranquillity of the grassy hillsides. It's hard to connect this tiny island to the place where thousands of Japanese and Americans were shot to death in one of the crucial battles of the Pacific during WW2. At one stop on a rare media tour of the island with Japanese military escorts, a rusting naval artillery piece sat with an empty bird's nest in the barrel. From an abandoned bunker, I looked out to Mount Suribachi, where 6 U.S. Marines were photographed on Feb 23, 1945, raising US flag.     [ alertnet :: 2007-01-12 :: Battle of Iwo Jima : Facts ]

Signs of WWII battle - and gratitude - in the Bastogne, Ardennes
World War II foxholes remain in the forests of the Belgian Ardennes. For anyone with a sense of history and interest in WWII, this is a remarkable journey for anyone interested in the battles of WW2. The Battle of the Bulge was America's bloodiest battle ever. More than a million soldiers, Americans and Germans, clashed on Dec 1944. Signature battle of the Bulge: At Bastogne, a town of 5,000, where German Panzer units encircled the American 101st Airborne Division, which was under the command of Gen. Anthony McAuliffe. Four days later, the German siege was broken by a tank battalion from General George Patton's 3rd Army.     [ bradenton :: 2006-12-11 :: Battle of Bulge: Ardennes offensive Bastogne ]

Remote Pacific island that saw 1942 Battle of Midway to open
Isolated from most of the world, Midway Atoll could open to visitors next year on a limited basis. The tentative plan would accommodate fewer than 30 visitors at a time to the remote U.S. island, a historic World War II military site. Known for the crucial 1942 Battle of Midway that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific, Midway is home to spinner dolphins, pristine beaches and hundreds of thousands of seabirds.     [ charlotte :: 2006-11-27 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

The Reichstag Building
One might be confused by the 'Reich' in the name of Germany's Reichstag Building. How did the world's most visited parliamentary building end up with the word 'empire' in its name? ... Between the World Wars, the Reichstag would act as witness to the chaos of the Weimar Republic and the rise to power of the Nazi party. The Reichstag fire, on Feb 27th, 1933, followed Adolf Hitler's appointment as Chancellor. After the Red Army took Berlin in 1945, they raised their Soviet flag over the Reichstag. Western Germany restored the Reichstag in the sixties, and it was used for a permanent exhibit on German history.     [ b-o :: 2006-11-23 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

A visit to Adolf Hitler's mountain stronghold Eagle's Nest
As I fingered the jagged green marble of a chipped-up fireplace mantle, my guide told me the story. This German lodge was a gift to Adolf Hitler for his 50th birthday in 1938. His inner circle all contributed. And the fireplace was a little extra gift from Mussolini. In 1945, Allied soldiers chipped off countless relics. While many people call the entire area "Hitler's Eagle's Nest," it actually refers to just the mountaintop chalet. This excessive lodge was only the tip of a vast Berchtesgaden compound. What remains is now wide open to visitors. Because it was here that he claimed to be inspired, some call Berchtesgaden the "cradle of the Third Reich."     [ seattletimes :: 2006-10-06 :: Eagle`s Nest: Berghof - Obersalzberg ]

On a Munich Tour, Confronting a Dark Past
Americans are especially interested in Third Reich tours, says Vicky Weller. Germans "deal with their past. They don't hide it. Buildings have been left." Michael R. Marrus says sometimes it's the things that aren't there: for instance, the buildings that were bombed by the Allies to erase Nazi memories. 80% of Munich was destroyed by the air attacks" during World War II. --- The Feldherrnhalle is the spiritual center of the Nazi movement. At this memorial to German heroes of previous wars, Hitler in 1923 attempted a coup against the Bavarian government - the "beer hall putsch" during which 16 Nazis were killed.     [ washingtonpost :: 2006-09-25 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

New Aerial View of World War II Offered in Specialised Tours
The London-based tour operator offers guided aerial tours of historic World War II landmarks: the beaches of Normandy stormed by Allied forces on D-Day. Accompanied by a military expert guide, the tour flies over Portsmouth Harbour, where General Eisenhower's headquarters were stationed and across the English Channel to the Normandy Invasion Beaches. Dramatic views of D-Day's historic landmarks can be witnessed from low-altitude, including: Omaha beach - where the U.S 1st infantry division and 29th infantry division came ashore and The Pointe du Hoc cliffs - scaled by 2 U.S Rangers on D-Day.     [ prweb :: 2006-08-31 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Hitler's Berlin bunker to be marked with sign
The bunker in which Adolf Hitler committed suicide in 1945 will be marked with a sign. Up until now the bunker's location has not been identified due to fears it could become a site of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis. This has led to confusion among many tourists. The bunker ended up in communist East Berlin after the war. Unsuccessful attempts were made to demolish the huge complex in 1947 and 1959. About half the bunker system was destroyed in 1988. Large sections remain, like the headquarters of Hitler's SS guards complete with Nazi murals painted on the walls. No surviving parts of the bunker are open to the public.     [ expatica :: 2006-06-07 :: Tours - History and Battlefields ]

Stalin's World theme park a hit in a country once occupied by the Red Army
A Soviet prison camp may not sound like the ideal place for a good time. Even less so in a country that was occupied by the Red Army for half a century. Yet Grutas Park, a quirky theme park dotted with relics of Lithuania's communist past, has become a major tourist attraction in this former Soviet republic. Statues of Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin and other Soviet leaders glower at visitors, and the barbed wire fences and guard towers surrounding the park help give it the feel of a Soviet gulag.     [ msn :: 2006-05-07 :: Stalin: Leader of Soviet Union ]

Touring Third Reich in 1938 and seeing the man himself
"It was the 29th of August, 1938. I had been touring Europe with a friend, and we were in Freiburg im Breisgau. So we sat down in the beer garden. Moments later, a big open-topped Mercedes fishtailed to a stop near us. Top brass in Wehrmacht uniforms stepped down and had the SS arrange everyone on the street in a row. Blackshirted men stood at six-foot intervals beside our hedge watching the citizenry, hands on pistols. Everyone was aware that some big shot was coming, but we did not expect the man himself. Then Hitler came through, fanning his signature sloppy salute to the crowd. In preparation for the coming war he was inspecting the Rhine fortifications."     [ hnn.us :: 2006-04-18 :: Homefront: Daily life during World War II ]

Embarking on Hitler's trail in Munich
Konigsplatz, in Munich, was Hitler's favourite parade ground, a place to mass and strut helmeted troops in uniforms, military bands and swastika flags. Munich is intimately connected with Adolf Hitler's youth and his life as a Nazi leader. Places in Munich associated with Hitler are quite popular with tourist. Visitors are curious to know where he lived, the restaurants he frequented, places where he delivered his fiery speeches, the place where the historic but failed political coup (the Putsch) took place and his Munich headquarters. In his autobiography, Mein Kamph, Hitler writes fondly about Munich.     [ deccanherald :: 2006-03-26 :: Munich & Hitler - Nazi Party Stronghold ]

A virtual tour of Hitler's "New Chancellery" is causing an uproar
In late Jan 1938, Hitler called in architect Albert Speer. "I have meetings with important people and I need grand halls and rooms with which to impress them." And a year later, the testament to Nazi power was finished. The New Chancellery's stern exterior was sparsely decorated and featured a statue of a nude soldier carrying a sword. Inside, the corridor was 300 meters (328 yards) long. There was a court of honor, a mosaic hall, a round hall and a marble gallery. The reception hall was 146 meters long, twice that of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Hitler's office was a staggering 400 square meters with 10-meter high ceilings. The chancellery was Hitler's pride.     [ Deutsche Welle :: 2006-03-17 :: Culture and Architecture of Third Reich ]

The Eagle's Nest: Nazism, Totalitarianism, Tourism
Perched high atop an alpine peak, near the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden, is one of the most famous, and infamous, houses in the world. The Eagle's Nest-Adolf Hitler's personal mountain retreat-sits amid swirling clouds and affords a breathtaking view of the picturesque countryside and the Königsee, a pristine alpine lake that is famous for its incredibly placid surface. It was here that the Führer contemplated many of the Third Reich's most heinous crimes; it was here that he intimidated foreign heads of state to accede to his megalomaniacal whims, and it is here that thousands of tourists flock every year, anxious to experience natural grandeur and to contemplate the history of the place.     [ VersusMag :: 2005-10-28 :: Ruins & Bunkers of Third Reich ]

Germany turns the relics of its Nazi past over to tourism
Lately many sites of importance in the Third Reich have become tourist magnets. In Ravensbruck, 8 of the 23 former SS guardhouses will be converted to cater. Thousands of people traipsed through a museum carved in the air-raid tunnels of the mountain at Berchtesgaden where Hitler had his summer residence Eagle's Nest. In the forests of Karinhall, the country seat of Hermann Goering, amateur treasure hunters rake the ground each weekend for lost artefacts. For every foot of building above ground in Berlin, there are three below; secret tunnels and bunkers begun when Hitler came to power in 1933.     [ telegraph :: 2001-02-11 :: Ruins & Bunkers of Third Reich ]

Bavaria and Hitler's house - 8 miles of underground tunnels
2001 - The Bavarian government is turning Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, high in the south German Alps, into a museum tourist attraction. When the US army left in 1995 the government in Munich did not know what to do with the six square-mile complex straddling the Obersalzberg Mountain. What would anyone do with such bizarre relics - with eight miles of underground tunnels, for example, a housing estate for SS officers, Hermann Goering's picnic site, a bomb-proof kennel for Blondi, Hitler's Alsatian, and a brass-lined lift which rises through a hollowed-out mountain, its power supplied by a bank of U-boat engines?     [ telegraph :: 2000-05-09 :: Eagle`s Nest: Berghof - Obersalzberg ]

See also

'Third Reich in Ruins'

'Nazi Memorabilia, Militaria'.

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