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With the news that Germany has now recognised the National Socialst Party as a piece of German history, Andy Mossack visits Bavaria in the footsteps of Hitler to uncover answers to how they managed to succeed and what is left since their fall. Former Nazi Party Rally Grounds©Uwe Niklas 2

Bavaria In the Footsteps of Hitler. Discover the history behind the evil.

I wanted to know more about why Bavaria became such an important region for Hitler; walking in his footsteps from his seat of power in Munich, to the grandeur of the rally grounds in Nuremburg and up into the stunning alpine mountains of Obersalzberg and Berchtesgaden, where he spent more time in his house there than in Berlin. Is there anything left standing from the dust and rubble 70 years on that will help me understand the insanity of those terrible years?

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