The punch that floored Joseph Brandner, 34, at 11.30pm on 24 August was the start of it all. Brandner – who has been learning-disabled since being hit by a car at the age of 17 – was sucker-punched to the ground. The punch of 24 August burst “the bubble” of Berchtesgaden’s complacency, Palm said. It was at the Berghof that Hitler hosted Lloyd George, Neville Chamberlain and the former King Edward VIII and his wife, Wallis Simpson. It has, however, always been a place of pilgrimage for some – and the numbers appear to be on the rise.

Source: Punch January 03, 2024 08:30 UTC