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    #31
    This photo was taken from the Zum Turken also, in the days when only one access road existed and the Berghof still looked like the old Haus Wachenfeld.
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      #32
      The second access road is now present and the Berghof is much bigger.
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        #33
        The retaining wall mentioned above can be seen on the left of the picture at the back of the building.
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          #34
          Originally posted by pzrwest View Post
          I have seen pics of the Berghoff and other buildings from that period and there were rows of rocks on the roofs.... why did they have these rocks on them? to hold the shingles down?... stop the snow from sliding off?
          Like this:
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            #35
            Originally posted by TerryG View Post
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            This picture shows what I was asking about the rocks on the roof. Always wondered why they put them up there. My uboot vet friend explained they were put there to hold the clay roof tiles from being blown off in the high winds which was common in these areas.

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              #36
              Originally posted by TerryG View Post
              The retaining wall mentioned above can be seen on the left of the picture at the back of the building.
              Great picture!! That could be the wall I saw!!

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                #37
                In October of 1982, I was in Obersalzburg. One evening, in the car, I was able to pickup the National League Playoffs on the radio. Armed Forces Network kept fading in and out, however the higher I got in the mountains, the clearer the signal. It was not until I reached the area around the Berghof, that the signal became clear. I sat there laughing when I realized that I was sitting near Hitlers house listening to a
                baseball game.
                Stroodle

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Stroodle View Post
                  In October of 1982, I was in Obersalzburg. One evening, in the car, I was able to pickup the National League Playoffs on the radio. Armed Forces Network kept fading in and out, however the higher I got in the mountains, the clearer the signal. It was not until I reached the area around the Berghof, that the signal became clear. I sat there laughing when I realized that I was sitting near Hitlers house listening to a
                  baseball game.
                  Stroodle
                  Haha!! I had a few "ironic" experiences of my own during my time in the town.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by pzrwest View Post
                    This picture shows what I was asking about the rocks on the roof. Always wondered why they put them up there. My uboot vet friend explained they were put there to hold the clay roof tiles from being blown off in the high winds which was common in these areas.
                    Pzrwest,
                    It is my understanding that the rocks are put on the roofs to hold heavy snowfall from sliding off the roof in winter/spring.

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                      #40
                      Great photos, Terry!!! Thanks!

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                        #41
                        NEllis,

                        The actual Berghof retaining wall is much larger - much taller than this. There are several concrete ruins along that path from the Documentation Center to the Berghof site - perhaps you saw some of these? The retaining wall is quite unmistakeable - it really sticks out and above the vegetation.

                        Geoff Walden



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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Geoff Walden View Post
                          NEllis,

                          The actual Berghof retaining wall is much larger - much taller than this. There are several concrete ruins along that path from the Documentation Center to the Berghof site - perhaps you saw some of these? The retaining wall is quite unmistakeable - it really sticks out and above the vegetation.

                          Geoff Walden
                          Hi Geoff:
                          I'm glad for your clarification!! I didn't have time to go any farther down the path. My tour group was waiting on me. Trust me, I'm going back!!! Do you have any idea what my picture was taken of?

                          Thanks,
                          Nate

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                            #43
                            Nice pics Tis a shame that most of the buildings from that time ahave gone, its an important part our history

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