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SUMMARY:Bombing Hitler's Mountain
DESCRIPTION:For the October HistoryFare monthly talk\, we welcome guest spe
 aker David Hall.\n\nDr David Hall is a Visiting Research Fellow within the
  Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. He was previously 
 an Assistant Professor in the History Department at the Royal Military Col
 lege of Canada. He has a D.Phil. in Modern History from the University of 
 Oxford\, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.\n\nDavis is w
 riting a new book on Adolf Hitler and his life on the Obersalzberg. It bui
 lds on the themes introduced and developed in Hitler's Munich: The Capital
  of the Nazi Movement.\n\nOn 25 April 1945\, just two weeks before the end
  of the Second World War in Europe\, RAF Bomber Command attacked Hitler’
 s residence and military headquarters on the Obersalzberg\, a small mounta
 in in the south-eastern Bavarian Alps. Hitler had been a resident on the m
 ountain since the 1920s.\n\nAfter he became Chancellor in 1933 other leadi
 ng members of the Nazi Party acquired houses close to Hitler’s Berghof o
 n the mountain and in the hamlets and villages around Berchtesgaden. The w
 hole alpine region soon became an important centre of government and durin
 g the war it was Hitler’s favourite military headquarters. As such it wa
 s a primary target so why did it survived\nuntouched until the very end of
  the war?\n\nDrawing on contemporary documents\, newspaper reports\, and e
 ye-witness accounts this fully illustrated talk outlines the importance of
  the Obersalzberg to Hitler’s war effort\, the military and political mo
 tives behind the Allies’ attack\, and both the expected and unexpected c
 onsequences of the air raid.\n\nHistorians have long argued over the reaso
 ns why the Obersalzberg complex was bombed\, citing strategic importance\,
  military necessity\, political expediency\, and even a final act of reven
 ge against Hitler and the German people. All are compelling. The timing an
 d the operational design of the attack pose additional questions that cast
  doubt on its legitimacy. The result of this air raid and the reactions to
  it – the underwhelming success\, the chaotic aftermath on the ground\, 
 the uncomfortable triumphalism in the Allied media\, and the more sober re
 flections of some of the aircrew involved – add further controversy to t
 he decision to order the attack. 80 years on there is merit in taking anot
 her look at the RAF’s last heavy bomber raid on Nazi Germany.\nTo reserv
 e your seat\, please select the “book now” label above or email&nbsp\;
 meltonhistoryfare@gmail.com\n&nbsp\;\n\n\nAdmission cost £3 per person\, 
 payable on arrival.\n\n[caption id="attachment_3437" align="aligncenter" w
 idth="300"] Obersalzberg RAF raid 25 April 1945[/caption]\n\n
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