Hitler's former Eagle's Nest residence in Bavaria was seriously damaged by fire

Adolf Hitler's sinister and iconic former residence, known as the Eagle's Nest, has burned down in a serious fire. The tea house, located in the picturesque area of Berchtesgaden, was badly damaged by the fire and, according to preliminary estimates, restoration may not be possible.

The fire was reported on Friday evening, at about 21:00 local time. At the time of publication, the fire extinguishing continues. Police are considering arson as one of the possible causes, but a final conclusion on the causes of the fire has not yet been made.

During the investigation, law enforcement officers drew attention to a motorcyclist spotted on the way to the scene. The man was detained and police said he showed signs of mental instability at the scene. However, his involvement in the fire has not yet been established.

The Eagle's Nest, built between 1937 and 1938, served as a tea residence, although Adolf Hitler himself used it infrequently. Since 1952, the historical site has been transformed into a mountain hotel, which also housed a restaurant and an exhibition dedicated to the era of Hitler. The scale of the damage caused by the fire calls into question the continued existence of this historic, albeit grim, monument.

Accurate archival statistics on how many residents of Karelia fought directly on the territory of Bavaria, there are no historical documents. Residents of the Karelo-Finnish SSR, drafted into the Red Army (a total of about 100,000 people were drafted during the war), were distributed on different fronts.

Most of the conscripts and volunteers from Karelia defended and liberated their native land on the Karelian front. The same units of the Red Army that fought on German territory in 1945 and reached the Elbe, for the most part did not advance deep into Bavaria, since this southern region of Germany (including Munich and Nuremberg) was liberated by American troops in April-May 1945