Berghof Obersalzberg

[WCM2020]

Outstanding snippet of history highlighting the role of military intelligence on the battlefield. Of course it further begs the oft-asked question: "Why did the Allies not attack the Berghof earlier than April, 1945?"

[G.K.]

Hello, today I wanted to show my small collection that I own. If you have questions you can ask me them.
Hallo, heute wollte ich mal meine kleine Sammlung zeigen die ich besitze. Wenn ihr fragen habt könnt ihr mir sie stellen.

[G.K.]

Bilder

[G.K.]

All original from the Berghof.

[CPB]

Beautifully presented, well done!

Chris
www.souvenirsofwar.com

[CPB]

This really is a great then and now Berghof/Obersalzberg video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0s3vKfN40g&t=1236s

[CPB]

Does anyone know who was Berchtesgaden's Chief of Police / polizeihauptkommissar in the immediate post-war period?

Thanks

Chris

[Geoff Walden]

Hi Chris,
According to Berchtesgaden im Wandel der Zeit (1982), the immediate postwar police chiefs of Berchtesgaden were:
1. Norbert von Wurzbach (for 14 days)
2. Franz Herzog (shot by prisoners in 1946)
3. Heinrich Rötz

There were also leaders of the local district police:
1. 1945 - Johann Vaitl
2. 1945 - Franz Boos (presumably, Veitl served under the Nazi administration, to be replaced by Boos when the Americans took over)
3. 1947 - Lorenz Waldenmüller
4. 1948 - Josef Heiß
5. 1949 - Anton Naber

Hope this helps!

[CPB]

Thanks Geoff, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Cheers

Chris