Built between 1937 and 1938, the Eagle's Nest forms part of the toxic legacy of Hitler's Third Reich, which was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews along with Roma, LGBTQ people and Communists in the Holocaust The building, completed in 1938, was designed to be used as a retreat for Nazi officials, although it was rarely used by Hitler himself. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Built between 1937 and 1938, the Eagle's Nest forms part of the toxic legacy of Hitler's Third Reich, which was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews along with Roma, LGBTQ people and Communists in the HolocaustS1

• The building, completed in 1938, was designed to be used as a retreat for Nazi officials, although it was rarely used by Hitler himself.S2