A top German Nazi fell 200 feet to his death while walking on what is believed to be Hitler’s favorite mountain.
Andreas M, 37, from Freising, was considered one of the leading neo-Nazis in Bavaria.
He died on September 29 while climbing the Untersberg in an international group of 30 people, the Berchtesgadener Land district association of the Red Cross confirmed.
The 1,972 meter high mountain was known as Adolf Hitler’s favorite view, with the Nazi dictator having his Berghof holiday home on the opposite mountainside of the Obersalzberg converted into his residence.
But as the hiking group descended from the peak, called Störhaus, Andreas M slipped on a wet root and staggered 60 meters through partly vertical rocky terrain to the Dongus-Marterl, where he lay fatally injured on the path.
Andreas M, 37, from Freising, was known as one of the leading neo-Nazis in Bavaria before he died on the Untersberg
The 37-year-old was descending from the Stöhrhaus before he slipped on a wet root and fell 60 meters.
An emergency doctor dispatched by helicopter confirmed that Andreas died immediately
Andreas staggered 200 feet through partially vertical rocky terrain
Two companions and two other hikers on the way up – a trainee doctor and a policewoman – immediately called 911 and tried to save the 37-year-old by resuscitating him.
The crew of the rescue helicopter ‘Christoph 14’, which had been alerted at the same time as the mountain rescue services in Bad Reichenhall and Teisendorf-Anger, lowered an emergency doctor to the patient after just a few minutes with the help of the rescue lift, but the doctor was able to prevent the death of the young man just confirm
The helicopter then flew three mountain rescuers and two mountain guides from the police to the accident site and flew the doctor back to the valley.
Two accompanying climbers were also returned to the valley by rescue helicopter and the crisis intervention team took care of the distressed group.
Andreas was one of the top figures in the Bavarian regional association of the far-right party ‘The Third Way’.
He was treasurer and assessor of the regional association in the small neo-Nazi party.
Andreas reportedly left behind a wife and child born in June Merkur.
The Untersberg was known as Adolf Hitler’s favorite because of its view
Undated file Photo of Hitler’s ‘Berghof’ (mountain house) near Berchtesgaden, southern Germany
Andreas, a neo-Nazi, died on September 29 on what is believed to be Adolf Hitler’s favorite mountain
Calls for donations for the family and for a memorial plaque on the mountain have been circulating in recent days, especially among several right-wing extremist groups on Telegram and Facebook.
The Prisoner Aid Friends Circle for imprisoned neo-Nazis and other right-wing groups shared the message: “His death hits us all hard.”
“I’m asking you to support a little girl who will never know her father,” a donation page also reads.
7,000 euros have already been raised on the page, set up by a neo-Nazi from Lower Saxony, apparently a good friend of the deceased.
Another appeal for donations raised 12,000 euros, which will finance a memorial plaque on the mountain.
It comes from the ‘Bergfreunde Giesen’, whose man behind it is Lutz Giesen, a leading official of the right-wing scene, organizer and speaker of numerous neo-Nazi demonstrations and with several previous convictions, including for incitement to hatred, according to T-Online.