The Berghof, Hitler’s retreat at Berchtesgaden, three weeks after cessation of hostilities. The Berghof had been bombed repeatedly in the final months of the war. In the photograph, a P-47 Thunderbolt of the US Army 12th Air Force may be seen flying low over the crumbled ruins. The crater in the background is enormous; it demonstrates that the Allies used significant weaponry at Berchtesgaden.
