Suspect arrested after fire at Nazis’ WWII ‘Eagle’s Nest’ mountain retreat

About 200 firefighters battled the blaze after the building, which Adolf Hitler is believed to have visited more than a dozen times between the late 1930s and 1940, caught alight late on Friday.

Investigators are probing if a suspect detained close to the scene was connected to the fire, police said.

There was no immediate indication of a possible motive.

Built in Ôüá1938 as a guest ÔÇïhouse for Nazi officials and ÔÇïtheir guests, the building known as Ôüáthe Kehlsteinhaus, offered Hitler and his high-ranking supporters a bolt hole.

It is separate to Hitler’s nearby summer residence, known as the Berghof.

Now owned by the Ôüástate of Bavaria, the ÔÇïKehlsteinhaus was classified after the war ÔÇïas a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

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The site is now a mountain inn and houses a restaurant.

The building now serves as a “cautionary reminder of the abysses of the inhumane Nazi dictatorship”, according to its website.

Contrary to popular belief, the Kehlsteinhaus was not a gift for Hitler’s 50th birthday in 1939, the inn’s website said.

The site, which is about 16 miles (26km) south of Salzburg, Austria, is known for its spectacular mountain views.