Berghof

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Berghof was Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat and second seat of power in the Bavarian Alps, serving as a key location for Nazi leadership meetings and propaganda.

Aliases (3)
  • Hitler’s Obersalzberg residences ×1
  • Obersalzberg ×1
  • Obersalzberg complex ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi site
mountain retreat
residence
architecturalStyle Alpine chalet style
associatedEvent World War II
associatedIdeology Nazism
associatedWith Eva Braun
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Göring
Joseph Goebbels
Martin Bormann
Obersalzberg complex
SS security zone at Obersalzberg
country Germany
demolishedBy Allied occupation authorities
destructionContext post-World War II denazification
era Third Reich
function location for Nazi leadership meetings
propaganda setting
residence of Adolf Hitler
second seat of power of Adolf Hitler
governingState Nazi Germany
languageOfName German
locatedIn Bavaria
Bavarian Alps
Germany
Obersalzberg
meaningOfName mountain court
mediaRepresentation frequently shown in Nazi newsreels
near Austrian border
Berchtesgaden
owner Adolf Hitler
partOf Hitler’s Obersalzberg residences
politicalAffiliation Nazi Germany
security heavily guarded by SS
significance important site in Nazi propaganda imagery
major decision-making center of Nazi regime
symbol of Hitler’s personal power
status destroyed
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
usedBy Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party leadership
usedFor informal policy discussions
photo opportunities for Nazi propaganda
planning of military campaigns
visitedBy foreign dignitaries
senior Nazi officials

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Führer and Reich Chancellor
residence
Berghof ("Obersalzberg complex")
associatedWith
SS security zone at Obersalzberg
hasPart
Berghof ("Obersalzberg")
locatedIn
Berghof ("Hitler’s Obersalzberg residences")
partOf
Berchtesgaden meeting of 1938
tookPlaceAt

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