Hitler’s Austrian birthplace reopens as a police station to deter neo-Nazis

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Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Braunau am Inn, Austria, has been converted into a police station to deter neo-Nazi pilgrimages and extremist gatherings. A memorial stone remains, emphasizing freedom, democracy, and the rejection of fascism.

Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria was officially inaugurated as a police station on Wednesday in an effort to destroy the building’s appeal as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator. A memorial stone is to remain in place outside the house in Braunau am Inn near the German border with the inscription: “For freedom, democracy and liberty. Never again fascism. Millions of dead remind us”. Hitler was born in the building on April 20, 1889. His family moved to another...