Berghof Obersalzberg

[Annelie]

Does anyone know what these were? They are under the highway/road back from parking lot (where gift stores are).
Decided to explore but couldn't figure out what they were, perhaps storage for vehicles?

[Geoff Walden]

Hi Annelie,

That's the coal bunker, where coal was delivered, stored, and distibuted for the main Obersalzberg heating plant at the SS Kaserne, and other building heating systems that used coal. Delivery trucks dumped their load through the roof (off the road above) into hoppers, and smaller trucks then drove into the openings you see here, to load from the hoppers in the ceiling and then deliver their loads to the various Obersalzberg buildings.

http://thirdreichruins.com/miscbldgs.htm#koksbunker

There was also an entrance in the left-hand truck opening to the Hintereck tunnel system in the hill behind, but that entrance has been walled up.

Geoff

[Annelie]

Hi Geoff,

Thanks, I did see your photos but somehow never connected the two were the same ones, I guess from
my having to go under the road to see them. Actually I only found them by accident, sometimes go
off road and just explore. Seems like a strange but practical way of storing the coal.

Thanks again
Annelie

[Johnnyrocket]

Nice blue-print of the Göring home. (Source Unknown)

Göring Home.jpg

Johnny R.

[wwsoldatww]

i hope you will like it

[Biber]

i hope you will like it

That's a great picture giving an overview of the behind the scenes world and it's orientation on the Obersalzberg.

[David Thompson]

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[Paulheald]

A very interesting picture - thank you <wwsoldatww>. I find it hard to believe that this whole magnificent complex has just vanished into buried rubble. Would I be correct in assuming that the building shown at no 11 "Gastehotel Der Plattehof" is the present site of the so called "Documentation Center"?

[Mannheim]

No, number 11 is not the Documentation Centre. The Documentation Centre is the former Guest House and is not visible as far as I can see from this panorama. From memory it's over the hill behind the Berghof. There are a number of photos of the Guest House on this very link. See here and ff:
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[WALKFARM]

I agree—this Forum and this thread in particular has the worlds foremost experts participating.

Johnny R.

I HAVE FOLLOWED THIS FORUM AND THIS THREAD FOR SOME TIME. iTOO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS ARE PROBABLY THE THE WORLDS BEST EXPERTS ON THE BERGHOF OBERSALZBERG AREA.HAS ANY ONE ANY DETAILS OF THE DRAINAGE AND WASTE FROM THE BERGHOF AND THE OBERSALZBERG PRE 1945. WAS IT CONNECTED TO GO INTO THE TOWN OR WAS IT TREATED ON THE HILL ANYWHERE.I HAVE YET TO SEE ANY PLANTS OR SYSTEMS ON MY VISITS.

[Paulheald]

Thank you, Mannheim which sorts that one out for me. I also agree with Johnnyrocket's comment that this thread contains the very best of world-class historical information on the Berghof. There must also be a veritable treasure-trove of Berghof memorabilia in the USA.

[Geoff Walden]

No, number 11 is not the Documentation Centre. The Documentation Centre is the former Guest House and is not visible as far as I can see from this panorama. From memory it's over the hill behind the Berghof. There are a number of photos of the Guest House on this very link. See here and ff:
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=28208&start=1830

As I was looking over this photo, it suddenly occured to me - of all the numbered buildings shown - 16 total - only one is still standing, or even has any above-ground remains to be seen - the Hotel zum Türken (Nr. 16).

WALKFARM, that's a good question. I believe there was a Kläranlage (water treatment plant) associated with the Gutshof complex, but I don't know if all the OSB waste water was treated there or not.

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I HAVE FOLLOWED THIS FORUM AND THIS THREAD FOR SOME TIME. iTOO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS ARE PROBABLY THE THE WORLDS BEST EXPERTS ON THE BERGHOF OBERSALZBERG AREA.HAS ANY ONE ANY DETAILS OF THE DRAINAGE AND WASTE FROM THE BERGHOF AND THE OBERSALZBERG PRE 1945. WAS IT CONNECTED TO GO INTO THE TOWN OR WAS IT TREATED ON THE HILL ANYWHERE.I HAVE YET TO SEE ANY PLANTS OR SYSTEMS ON MY VISITS.

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[*NL*]

No, number 11 is not the Documentation Centre. The Documentation Centre is the former Guest House and is not visible as far as I can see from this panorama. From memory it's over the hill behind the Berghof. There are a number of photos of the Guest House on this very link. See here and ff:
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=28208&start=1830

The former Guest House, later Documentation Center, is indeed over the hill and not visable in this image.
The location is straight BEHIND nr 11, not at nr 11.

[Steve Hoog]

As I was looking over this photo, it suddenly occured to me - of all the numbered buildings shown - 16 total - only one is still standing, or even has any above-ground remains to be seen - the Hotel zum Türken (Nr. 16).

Yes sir, you are correct! What a great picture, I only wish I could have seen these buildings as they were in the day.