Hitler at Hintersee: Gerhard Bartels - The Boy in The Photograph

Hitler at Hintersee: Gerhard Bartels - The Boy in The Photograph by JAMES WILSON


Authors
JAMES WILSON
ISBN
9781036100834
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
170 x 235mm

Hitler at Hintersee tells two stories. On the one hand there is Gerhard Bartels, who still lives at Hintersee outside Berchtesgaden. As a small boy Gerhard was photographed on a number of occasions with Adolf Hitler when the Führer visited Hintersee. Gerhard tell us about his life growing up in an area frequented by senior members of the Nazi hierarchy. He talks about the lives of ordinary local people and how the remaining German forces in the area considered putting up a last defence as the Allies advanced towards Berchtesgaden and Hintersee in April and May 1945. His family hotel was taken over as a last stand headquarters. This fascinating book also examines the significance of the region to the ruthless all-powerful regime and why the Nazi leadership established a southern headquarters on the Obersalzberg above Berchtesgaden. It reveals Hitler's connection to the area and looks at why he was initially drawn to this beautiful Alpine region in 1923. Hitler's close links with Berchtesgaden and the Obersalzberg endured for over twenty years during which time the area was transformed. Local sources together with a wealth of contemporary images provide a depth of previously unexplored information. Hitler at Hintersee provides a unique and fascinating insight into a little-known aspect of Hitler's life and character. AUTHOR: James Wilson has written Hitlers Alpine Retreats and Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe. He is an expert on the Berchtesgadener area and an avid collector of postcards. He lives near Croydon. 140 b/w illustrations
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