#15: Adolf Hitler’s Home, Bavarian Alps, 1945
Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror stretched across Europe, leaving a trail of stolen homes and chalets in his wake. Yet, by the end of World War II, justice prevailed as these ill-gotten gains were reclaimed. His opulent residence in Obersalzberg, nestled in the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, met a fiery end on April 25, 1945, when retreating SS troops set it ablaze.
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Within hours of the inferno, US and French troops gained access to the ruins, seizing the opportunity to indulge in a bit of plunder. Among the spoils taken by the American forces was a distinctive globe, custom-made for Hitler himself, serving as a grim reminder of the dictator’s ultimate downfall.