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Berghof (other)
Berghof or Berghoff may refer to: * Berghof (residence), Adolf Hitler's home in the mountains of Bavaria * Berghof (Sölden), a residence and former farmstead in Austria * Berghof (Vienna), a Roman settlement in Vienna, Austria * The Berghoff (restaurant), Chicago, US * Berghoff, a beer brewed by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company * German exonym for the city of Brocēni, Latvia * The fictional sanatorium in Thomas Mann's novel ''The Magic Mountain'' People *Herman Berghoff, founder of The Berghoff (restaurant) in Chicago, US *Henry C. Berghoff, German Americans, German-American businessman and politician, co-founder of the The Berghoff (restaurant), Herman J. Berghoff Brewing Company, 19th List of mayors of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mayor of Fort Wayne, brother of Herman Berghoff *Maggie Berghoff, American clinician See also * Berkhoff (surname) * Berkhof (other) * Berkoff (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berghof (residence)
The Berghof was Adolf Hitler's vacation home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Other than the ''Wolfsschanze'' ("Wolf's Lair"), his headquarters in East Prussia for the invasion of the Soviet Union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during his time as the ''Führer'' of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the most widely known of his headquarters, which were located throughout Europe. The Berghof was rebuilt and renamed in 1935 and was Hitler's vacation residence for ten years. It was damaged by British bombs in late April 1945, and again in early May by retreating SS troops, and it was looted after Allied troops reached the area. The Bavarian government demolished the burned shell in 1952. History The Berghof began as a much smaller chalet called ''Haus Wachenfeld'', a holiday home built in 1916 (or 1917) by ''Kommerzienrat'' Otto Winter, a businessman from Buxtehude. It was located near the ''Platterhof'', the former ''Pens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
