Postwar German color postcard showing Adolf Hitler’s Berghof at Obersalzberg before and after its destruction.
The upper photograph presents the Berghof as it appeared before its destruction, while the lower image shows the heavily damaged ruins of the building against the surrounding Alpine landscape.
The bilingual caption reads:
“Hitler-Haus vor und nach der Zerstörung”
“House of Hitler before and after destruction”
The Berghof was heavily damaged during the Allied bombing of the Obersalzberg in April 1945. Its remaining ruins were later demolished by the Bavarian authorities in 1952.
The reverse identifies the location as Berchtesgaden / Obersalzberg and the publisher as COSY-Verlag, Salzburg, Austria. The photographs are credited to Ammon, Berchtesgaden, and the postcard carries reference number D 424.
This is a modern postwar historical souvenir postcard and not a Third Reich-period postcard.
Period: Postwar / Modern
Country: Austria / German Historical Subject
Location: Obersalzberg / Berchtesgaden
Subject: Hitler’s Berghof Before and After Destruction
Publisher: COSY-Verlag, Salzburg
Photographs: Ammon, Berchtesgaden
Reference: D 424
Type: Color Postcard
Postal Use: Unused / Unmailed
Condition: Excellent – clean unused condition with minimal handling wear.
