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| On this page, you'll find images contributed by former members chronicling the tours the battalion took after the end of the war, during June-July '45. Most photos are of their jaunt to Berchtesgaden and the Nazi retreat at Obersalzberg, including some rare shots taken in Hitler's "Eagle's Nest"; a few show them in Chamonix, France or on their way to Venice, Italy. Technical note: If your browser supports JavaScript, you can view a larger version of each photo by clicking on the "Enlarge the Photo" button; otherwise, just click on the smaller image to load a larger one. Any former members who can add to the captions are invited to send information to the Webmaster. |
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The 225th's convoy somewhere in the Bavarian Alps, July 1945.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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Getting closer to Berchtesgaden.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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The 225th's convoy stops on the way to Berchtesgaden.
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The convoy stops somewhere on the Munich-Salzburg autobahn. The driver of the Jeep at right looks a little tired.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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The woods beside the road to the Eagle's Nest bears evidence of Allied bombing raids; here, a patch of woodland has been blasted and burned.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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Members of the battalion begin the ascent of the Kehlstein, climbing from the car park to the switchback. Officers above a certain rank could avail themselves of the brass elevator carved into the mountain.
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Some of the men begin their trek up the switchback leading to the Eagle's Nest. Note the huge volume of vehicles in the car park below.
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The view from one of the living room windows in the Eagle's Nest; the winding road to the car park is visible in the lower right (it appears that a truck or bus is on the road).
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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Two battalion men pose with a sign urging visitors to take a rock as a souvenir.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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The living room in the Eagle's Nest (also known as the Kehlsteinhaus).
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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The dining room in the Eagle's Nest.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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Another view of the living room in the Kehlsteinhaus, showing a fireplace.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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The kitchen in the Kehlsteinhaus.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
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Ed Edwards at the summit of the Kehlstein, with the Eagle's Nest in the background.
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| Photo reprinted courtesy Frank Dorsey, A Battery. | |
| Modern Views of the
Kehlsteinhaus
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Chamonix (and, coming soon, Venice)
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Members of the 225th poses on the slopes in Chamonix, France during Summer 1945. |
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