The Spoils of War at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

The Spoils of War at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest — Man Overseas

In 1945, near the end of World War II, there were two prizes yet to be captured by the Allied Forces. One was Berlin, which was controlled almost entirely by the Soviet Union; the other was Berchtesgaden, home to Adolf Hitler’s famous mountain lodge, Eagle’s Nest.

Many of Hitler’s plans to take over the world were made in Berchtesgaden. He was first inspired by the area near the Austrian…