Obersalzberg Nazi Complex The main area of Nazi occupation in
Berchtesgaden was on the Obersalzberg, a quiet mountain retreat
two miles east of Berchtesgaden and some 1200 feet higher in
elevation. This page is divided into various sections to cover
this area; follow these links to visit each specific area:
Berghof (Hitler's home), Bormann's and Göring's houses,
Platterhof, Gästehaus and Kampfhäusl, Hotel Zum Türken, bunker
system, Kehlsteinhaus (Eagles Nest), SS barracks, Gutshof and
Teehaus, miscellaneous buildings. Construction of the eventual
mammoth Nazi complex on the Obersalzberg began about 1935.
Hitler already had his Haus Wachenfeld (later renamed the
"Berghof"), and Hermann Göring also had a small rustic house
higher on the hill. Both of these were later enlarged and
remodeled, although Göring's house retained somewhat the
character of a rustic country "landhaus" (Göring was an avid
hunter and outdoorsman). To control the crowds who came to see
their Führer and Reichskanzler in his home in Berchtes