The Snapshots in Time Collection

The Kehlsteinhaus ('Eagle's Nest'), Obersalzberg, Germany, Photographed by U.S. Forces, 1945

The Kehlsteinhaus ('Eagle's Nest'), Obersalzberg, Germany, Photographed by U.S. Forces, 1945

The Kehlsteinhaus, known to Allied troops as the 'Eagle's Nest,' crowns a mountain summit above Berchtesgaden, Germany. Built as a ceremonial retreat associated with Adolf Hitler, the site was overrun by American forces, including the 101st Airborne Division, in early May 1945, becoming a widely photographed symbol of the collapse of the Nazi regime. Project: 218246