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Question 244: What is blown up and on which date? (A - The Berghof (Obersalzberg), 30/4/1952)
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Bob_Rock11
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Sorry, it is question 244.
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daisy
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Corrected question number to reflect 244.
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daisy
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Bump.
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Mehlsack
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time for a hint?
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Bob_Rock11
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It was in Germany, post - WW2
Berchtesgarden?
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Bob_Rock11
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Nope.
If I'm not wrong, it is Berchtesgaden, and it is town (municipality)... but it can be a clue.
I'm referring to a building.
If I'm not wrong, it is Berchtesgaden, and it is town (municipality)... but it can be a clue.
I'm referring to a building.
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Bob_Rock11
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Nope
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Bob_Rock11
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That is correct, sir, well done!
"...In the vicinity of Hitler's chalet, houses were built for Göring, Goebbels and Bormann and a special road was constructed from Berchtesgaden to the Berghof. On April 25, 1945, a force of 318 RAF Lancaster bombers unloaded a total of 1,232 tons of bombs on the area scoring three direct hits on one wing of the Berghof and damaged nearly every other building. Of the hundreds of workers and residents who had taken shelter in the underground bunkers only six were killed.
A magnetic attraction for vandals, looters, souvenir hunters and the thousands of servicemen searching for personal mementos, they moved in to ransack the place. Even the badly damaged carpets were cut up into strips and carried away. Shortly before the American troops arrived on May 4, the SS set fire to the house with gasoline. At 5.05 PM on April 30, 1952,(the anniversary of Hitler's death) the ruins of the Berghof were blown sky-high on orders of the Bavarian government...''
''...However, the garage remained on the site for many years afterward. The roof of the garage served as a terrace, a popular place for Hitler to entertain guests in nice weather, enjoying the view of the mountains. The ruins of the garage were finally removed shortly after the U.S. Army returned the site to the Bavarian government in September 1995....''
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/obersalzberg.htm
"...In the vicinity of Hitler's chalet, houses were built for Göring, Goebbels and Bormann and a special road was constructed from Berchtesgaden to the Berghof. On April 25, 1945, a force of 318 RAF Lancaster bombers unloaded a total of 1,232 tons of bombs on the area scoring three direct hits on one wing of the Berghof and damaged nearly every other building. Of the hundreds of workers and residents who had taken shelter in the underground bunkers only six were killed.
A magnetic attraction for vandals, looters, souvenir hunters and the thousands of servicemen searching for personal mementos, they moved in to ransack the place. Even the badly damaged carpets were cut up into strips and carried away. Shortly before the American troops arrived on May 4, the SS set fire to the house with gasoline. At 5.05 PM on April 30, 1952,(the anniversary of Hitler's death) the ruins of the Berghof were blown sky-high on orders of the Bavarian government...''
''...However, the garage remained on the site for many years afterward. The roof of the garage served as a terrace, a popular place for Hitler to entertain guests in nice weather, enjoying the view of the mountains. The ruins of the garage were finally removed shortly after the U.S. Army returned the site to the Bavarian government in September 1995....''
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/obersalzberg.htm