Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" in the Alps burns: "Arson"

Adolf Hitler's "Eagle's Nest," the refuge in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany used by Nazi leaders, went up in flames.

The fire appears to have been started deliberately and the police have arrested a suspect.

After the alarm was raised, firefighters found the building completely ablaze since yesterday evening.

Around 200 firefighters were mobilised to put out the blaze.

the fire in the palace dear to the SS leaders, located in an extremely difficult to reach position, on a rocky spur overlooking Berchtesgaden.

Built between 1937 and 1938, the Kehlsteinhaus was part of the Führer's estate on the Obersalzberg and was intended to serve as a representative building.

Made of stone and granite, it was designed to impress foreign diplomats. The building survived World War II undamaged. Since 1952, it has been used as a restaurant and hosts an exhibition tracing its history.

(Unioneonline)