Original early postwar German real photo postcard showing the bomb-damaged interior of Adolf Hitler’s former Berghof at Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden.
The photograph depicts the ruins of the “Großes Arbeitszimmer” (Great Study), looking through the enormous panoramic picture window toward the Untersberg mountain range.
The front is captioned:
“Hitlerhaus – Großes Arbeitszimmer mit Blick auf den Untersberg”
and is credited:
“Phot. L. Ammon 114”
The Berghof was heavily damaged during the Allied bombing of the Obersalzberg on April 25, 1945. The remaining ruins survived until their demolition by the Bavarian authorities on April 30, 1952. The photograph therefore documents the site during this relatively short postwar period between 1945 and 1952.
The reverse identifies photographer L. Ammon of Berchtesgaden-Schönau and carries the AMMON PHOTO logo, reference number 114, together with an “Echt Foto” Agfa photographic paper marking.
This is not a modern reproduction. It is an original vintage photographic postcard produced during the early postwar period. The card has also been examined under ultraviolet / blacklight, with the paper showing no noticeable fluorescence, consistent with older photographic paper rather than modern optically brightened stock.
An especially interesting early postwar photographic document of the destroyed Berghof, showing one of its most recognizable interior spaces before the ruins were finally demolished in 1952.
Period: Early Postwar
Estimated Production Period: Late 1940s–1950s
Photograph Date: Between April 25, 1945 and April 30, 1952
Country: Germany
Location: Obersalzberg / Berchtesgaden
Subject: Bomb-Damaged Berghof – Great Study / Großes Arbeitszimmer
Photographer: L. Ammon, Berchtesgaden-Schönau
Reference: No. 114
Type: Real Photo Postcard / Echt Foto
Photographic Paper: Agfa
Postal Use: Unused / Unmailed
UV / Blacklight Test: No noticeable fluorescence
Condition: Very Good – light age and handling wear with minor edge and corner wear.
