When 30 French Soldiers "stormed" the Berghof.... What?
Somebody forget to tell the 910th AA (attached to 101st) who were the 1st allied troops on 26 April and the 3rd ID 8 days latter about the "storming" the Berghof... French 2nd Armored was like 3rd or 4th into that party and the GI's were already enjoying booze on the patio by then
It probably didn't sell for what they "expected" as there are holes in the story. American's go to war for souvenirs, you think GI's are going to leave a watch especially when the Silverware and Stamp Collection the 910th guys jacked is well documented.
Granted, maybe the GI's overlooked it as the Berghof is not the "Eagles Nest". The RAF bombed the shit out of just before, as well as USAAF P-51's carried out precision (well as much as you could precision strike in WW2) strike on his house in Berchestgarden and surrounding structures.