webfact Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 House Hitler was born in will become a police station, Austria says VIENNA (Reuters) - The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be turned into a police station, Austria's interior minister said on Tuesday, after years of debate over how best to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. Having recently carried out a compulsory purchase of the house in Braunau am Inn, a town on the border with Germany, Austria will invite architects to submit plans for a redesign of the building. It will house the local police force's offices, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. "The house's future use by the police should send an unmistakable signal that this building will never again evoke the memory of National Socialism," Interior Minister Wolfgang Peschorn, who serves in a provisional government of civil servants, said in the statement. Architects from across the European Union will be invited to submit plans for the building's redesign this month and a jury of experts and public officials will pick the winning design in the first half of next year, the Interior Ministry said. Although Hitler was born in Braunau in 1889, Austria argued for decades that it was the first victim of National Socialism, having been annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938. Recent governments have, however, recognised that Austrians were also perpetrators of Nazi crimes and that there was little resistance to Hitler's rule. (Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Dan Grebler) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-11-20 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Why not tear it down, instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Somtamnication said: Why not tear it down, instead? That was exactly my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Somtamnication said: Why not tear it down, instead? Yep, I was just going to post that it should be raised to the ground. They did the same with a house in the UK where child killer Fred West buried most of his victims (including one of my friends sisters in Gloucester There should be nothing left of the most evil man in the world's memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 here's my design, where can I submit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: The house's future use by the police should send an unmistakable signal that this building will never again evoke the memory of National Socialism," Interior Minister Wolfgang Peschorn, who serves in a provisional government of civil servants, said in the statement. What a daft idea...The best signal would be to blow the damn thing to smithereens using 1 ton of Semtec collect all the rubble and dump it in the ocean and not turn it into a police station... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Destroy it and build a sewage treatment facility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 hours ago, BritManToo said: here's my design, where can I submit it? It needs to go through these chaps too, then it would be acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred110 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 It should be a museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marqus12 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Although Hitler was born in Braunau in 1889, Austria argued for decades that it was the first victim of National Socialism, having been annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938. No No ! Now there is "next stage wisdom" Germany was the first victim of National Socialism and Hitler 555 The world has become completely stupid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I think their decision was OK. If Nazis show up to worship the place, give them a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 ... anyhows, one can expect very slow service after approaching the Counter... - their response to you "half a Mo' " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Nyezhov said: I must say that the obsession with controlling Nazi speech or symbols like this building demonstrate that European governments fear that their peoples, given a chance, will rise and go chase some Jews again. I think that Hitler incited hatred against Jews wasn't and isn't the main concern of European leaders, past and present - they simply don't want their countries to be invaded and looted (and consequently lose their jobs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Nyezhov said: The Germanic mind doesnt like waste. Why tear down a perfectly good building? If you rebuild it, they will come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 this is the house which will become a police station:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 7 hours ago, ThaiPauly said: Yep, I was just going to post that it should be raised to the ground. They did the same with a house in the UK where child killer Fred West buried most of his victims (including one of my friends sisters in Gloucester There should be nothing left of the most evil man in the world's memory So long as the same is done to any memorials to Stalin, Lenin, Mao, the Kims who have all butchered millions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 They have no notion of symbolism, anything... but not a police building ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 but then it is a more practical scenario, than trying to put Police down some old musky Bunker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 They should make it into an orphanage for Jewish kids. That would make him turn over in his grave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 9 hours ago, ezzra said: What a daft idea...The best signal would be to blow the damn thing to smithereens using 1 ton of Semtec collect all the rubble and dump it in the ocean and not turn it into a police station... 1 ton will take the whole street down, maybe a good idea but knocking it down would not stop it being a shrine for nutters. Build a synagogue and that will keep them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Turning it into a synagogue would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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