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German man detained after fire wrecks Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ mountain retreat

· By Agence France-Presse
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Firefighters battled on Saturday to put out flames that tore through Adolf Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest” mountain retreat while police detained a suspect who investigators said may have psychiatric problems. The alarm was raised late on Friday at the former guest house for top Nazi officials, 1,834 metres (6,000 feet) hig…

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