Auction 7 Third Reich Militaria, WWI, WWII, Autographs
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
Sep 5, 2021
PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
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LOT 310:

Berchtesgardener Hof Hotel Radiator Panel

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Sold for: $550
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$ 50
Estimated price :
$500 - $1,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 7.8% On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
Auction took place on Sep 5, 2021 at Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Berchtesgardener Hof Hotel Radiator Panel
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL RADIATOR PANEL FROM FAMOUS BERCHTESGADENER HOF. BERCHTESGADENER HOFTHE NSDAP OWNED HOTEL WHERE HIGH-RANKING NAZIS AND FOREIGN OFFICIALS STAYED WHEN VISITING ADOLF HITLER ON THE BERGHOFOffered for sale is an original radiator panel that was taken from the famous ‘Berchtesgadener Hof’ in 2006 when the hotel was demolished. It comes with a notarized statement of the Berchtesgaden resident who personally removed it. The size of this panel (note the high end craftsmanship!) is 28 x 22 inches.The Berchtesgadener Hof hotel had previously been the “Grand Hotel Auguste Victoria, ” popular with visiting royalty. The Nazis bought it in 1936, remodeled it and renamed it the Berchtesgadener Hof, and used it to house dignitaries visiting Adolf Hitler’s Berghof, such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, and David Lloyd George. High-ranking Nazis such as Josef Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, and Joachim von Ribbentrop also stayed here, as did visiting military officers such as Erwin Rommel. Eva Braun lived at the Berchtesgadener Hof when she first came to Berchtesgaden, before moving into the Berghof. Later, Obersalzberg functionaries such as Martin Bormann’s brother Albert lived here, as did Hitler’s sister Paula (incognito, as Paula Wolf). After the U.S. Army occupied the area in May 1945, the Berchtesgadener Hof was the scene of several high-ranking surrenders, including that of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. The U.S. Army took over the Berchtesgadener Hof in 1945, and it was one of the show-pieces of the Armed Forces Recreation Center until 1995. The rear balconies and sun terrace were justly famed for their view of the mountains. Sadly, when the U.S. Army left in late 1995, the famed hotel was closed and locked, as it remained for several years until it was torn down in 2006, to make way for a new “Haus der Berge” museum of the mountains.

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