Berchtesgarden, Germany

ID: 1192 ~ Source: Hilbert and Jerry Margol ~ Creator: Howard Margol ~ Date: April 1945
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View of Hitler's chalet, below "The Eagle's Nest," on the side of a mountain above Berchtesgarden, a ski town in the Bavarian alps. The house was damaged in an Allied air attack in April 1945. The Margol brothers visited the ruins of the house during their time in the Army of Occupation. ID: A partially-destroyed mountain chalet with a view of mountains in the background.

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