Hitler’s birthplace in Austria reopens as a police station to deter Nazi pilgrimages
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BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria -- 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.
Austrian politicians hope the change will prevent neo-Nazis from visiting the building as a place of pilgrimage.
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BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria -- 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.
Austrian politicians hope the change will prevent neo-Nazis from visiting the building as a place of pilgrimage.