Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists

Police unit in Braunau am Inn will tackle narcotics trafficking and help prevent people visiting it as pilgrimage siteAustria has opened a police station in the birthplace of Adolf Hitler in an attempt to “neutralise” its toxic legacy, after years of debate over how to stop neo-Nazis visiting it as a pilgrimage site.Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in a rented flat of the building in the town centre of Braunau am Inn and spent the first weeks of his life there. Continue reading...