Find A Grave - Berchtesgadener Land

Adner, Anton b. 1705 d. 1822
German Folk Figure, Wood Artisan. It is believed that his birthplace was in Schonau, Bavaria, in the region of Berchtesgaden (present-day Baden-Wurttemberg Germany) where he lived. He earned a modest living by building and selling his wooden creations that included toys and boxes, along with knitting picturesque socks. During his lifetime, the region of Berchtesgaden imposed strict commerce regulations in which each wood artisan could make only one determined type of product, and he specialized...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Altfriedhof (Old Cemetery), Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Eckart, Dietrich b. March 23, 1868 d. December 23, 1923
German nationalist poet and publicist. Eckart was an early member of the Nazi Party, and saw himself as a mentor to the young Adolf Hitler. Eckart provided the means for Hitler to enter Munich society, and gain power for the Nazis. Eckart coined the phrase "Deutschland Erwache!" ("Germany Awake!"), a rallying cry for the Nazis, and he instituted the use of the term "Fuehrer" ("Leader") for Hitler. Hitler dedicated the second volume of his book "Mein Kampf" ("My Struggle") to Eckart.
Cause of death: heart failure
Altfriedhof (Old Cemetery), Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Hitler, Paula [original burial site] b. January 26, 1896 d. June 1, 1960
Sister of Adolph Hitler. On December 1, 1952, she moved to a two-room flat near Berchtesgaden, Hitler's mountaintop retreat on the German-Austrian border, where she lived in seclusion under the last name of Wolff until her death on June 1, 1960. Note: Her grave marker was removed in June, 2005 and someone else was buried in this plot, where Paula had been buried for 45 years. (Bio by: HistoryBuff)
Bergfriedhof, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Plot: Body lost or destroyed
Mayer, Mauritia 'Moritz' b. 1833 d. March 1, 1897
Mauritia Mayer, nicknamed "Moritz," was famous in Bavaria as the proprietress of the Pension Moritz on the Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden. This hotel became very popular with the Bavarian, Prussian, and Austrian ruling families, and with famous artists and musicians such as Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann. Moritz Mayer was immortalized as the character of "Judith Platter" in Richard Voss' novel "Zwei Menschen" (Two People), and her hotel came to be known as the Platterhof. When the Nazis...[Read More]
Cause of death: heart failure
Altfriedhof (Old Cemetery), Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Rall, Gen. Gunther b. March 10, 1918 d. October 4, 2009
World War II German Air Ace. Flying 621 combat missions in his Messerschmitt Bf 109, he shot-down 275 aircraft, then went on to command the post-war West German Air Force. Born in the Black Forest region, he was raised in Stuttgart from the age of three. After graduation from high school, he joined the army in 1936, intending a career in infantry; while at the War College in Dresden, however, a friend persuaded him to apply for flight training. Rall qualified as a pilot in 1938, and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Friedhof Salzburgerstrasse, Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Schmundt, Rudolf [cenotaph] b. August 13, 1896 d. October 1, 1944
World War II German General. He served as personal Army Adjutant to Adolf Hitler. He was present during the attempt on Hitler's life on July 20, 1944, at Hitler's Wolf's Lair headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia (now in Poland). Schmundt was severely wounded by the bomb planted by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, and died of these wounds in the hospital at Rastenburg, where he was presumably buried. This cenotaph is in the family plot in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Bergfriedhof, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Schneider, Magda b. May 17, 1909 d. July 30, 1996
German Film Actress. Born in Augsburg in Bavaria, she was the mother of actress Romy Schneider. Magda was a popular actress in the 1930s and 1940s, and continued her career into the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes appearing with her more famous daughter Romy. She appeared in some 40 films. (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Bergfriedhof, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Todt, Fritz [cenotaph] b. September 4, 1891 d. February 8, 1942
German Nazi Minister for Armaments and Munitions. Todt joined the Nazi Party in 1923 and founded the Organization Todt, which handled construction of fortifications such as the Westwall and Atlantikwall, and the autobahn superhighways. After his death, his responsibilities passed to Albert Speer. Todt was buried with military honors in the Invaliden Cemetery in Berlin, but his grave was hidden by the Soviets after the war. This entry is for a cenotaph in the Todt family plot in Berchtesgaden. (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Cause of death: Airplane crash
Bergfriedhof, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Voss, Richard b. September 9, 1851 d. June 10, 1918
German Novelist and Playwright. Veteran of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). Best known as the author of the novel "Zwei Menschen" (Two People), with its character 'Judith Platter.' (Bio by: Geoff Walden)
Altfriedhof (Old Cemetery), Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

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