European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 7 Frankenstein As the Towi Rhall the chapel1 at the left statue of the Baron who slew the a part of Schloss Weinheim left is Sefl Frankenstein right houses a huge Stone the Castle easily matched along next passed through where we spied the two towers of Aurbach tand Bens Jub teen arc almost contiguous the Stroach to the Castle through Auerbach rather keep a Lookout on the righthand Side of the a not too ostentatious sign Points the Way to Auer once on the dirt somewhat Stony most of the of keep climbing until another Road crosses Hillke a turn right at the and the now a Little leads to the rat i the Entrance is Over a spanning the now dried up remains of a Gigantic the first mentioned in came to its present state through the joint efforts of the French and the swedes during the 30 years Castle after Castle throughout the t Schloss Auerbach was somewhat re stored in 1850 by grand Duke Ludwig ii j of but again fell into j at Small but neat restaurant is on the Castle one of the views of the Day on one the Panorama of the on the the Check ered Fields of the the ruins of sch toss above the Village of the same Are photogenic and easily this 13th Century which was destroyed in can be skipped if time is watch the Road carefully when you arrive in Zwingenberg keep to the right and take the alter Bergstrasser else youll miss the of Juge Neimand a Ciliege Berg sch now a teachers in Heilgenberg was built m 1830 by count von among whose Lineal descendants Are Philip mount now the husband of Princess Elizabeth of and lamed lord Louis Castle is accessible Only by a pleasant and not 4 t atop one of Auerbach towers you can see for Many Miles out across the Rhine Valley f rom Whert you can the towers of Auerbach Castle 2 t pointing to its a track Road pleasant during wet the irom the Tii Eold Castle is Worth the get a splendid View of the Broad Rhine the while to the you have a expansive of there snot too much left of this 13th tout the scenery makes it Worth the photographer was with picture opportunities offered by the towers and arched doorways still to either Bergor go eight up n3 to and then swing Over to the St tour i in Yeats Yoiiro last two Castle Tours us 1 i would like to suggest Ioil cusses ring Etta they ire 1j Castle ton the Frank near Barm the of Burc came Home of the a in 4 near  Civile of King Lei Tauy the Ehtle which i think the most is Coburg conure North of e u the Home of the Dukes and Hai a very Fine Muse of Small James Mitchell 4th macs this mid july with some n Castle Tours which be doing out Best to to of suggestions thus Jar in 1 from Torbert have and 4 Well visit Here is the View from hitlers former the window Frame was altered with Learned the general location of the Headquarters and tried to hit it by Aerial bombardment because of the heavy the bombers Only succeeded in destroying several buildings in the adjoining a special treaty being rushed to completion shortly before the fall of France Hitler had planned to dictate terms to All conquered countries in this As the room was still unfinished in the French treaty was t signed in after German conquests failed to materialize and the room was never used for its intended one souvenir from the buildings Isar huge conference table the War room of the jul Here the bulge Campaign and others today the same table is used by Neucom motion picture service carpentry last week it was covered with pots ind the first Model of the new Neucom ticket Box for zone the Adlerhurst eagles once important in nazi is now nothing More than a ruin in a Fores the area is known As Valley of the Meadows although a i once tagged it the Valley of Paradise car in the grounds near he Tower of the Castle is and for 10 pfennig the give visitors the to be seen in the Tower the the climb in staircase will be rewarded the d Nash Jinx originally constructed in the year but Joiy German tribes smashed ies present Castle Gascon by the House of Czar of was at the caste in the czarina was formerly Princess Alice of after her mar she took the name the Royal couple and their five children were shot during the russian revolution after world War years a woman claim ing to be grand Duchess one of the five in Germany and said she was the sole survivor of the Royal some Village who knew her As a child when visiting swore she was but others were equally sure she was an leaving the our tour goes through bad Nau Heirn and on Down the Road to usin Geil after crossing under the Auto second Village is had it not been for a full Security Black out Hitler threw Over this former German the name of the town might be Well known for it was Here Thath Itier chose to build the huge Field Headquarters of his the last commander Here was Field marshal Albert von directing the ill fated Battle of the an old the Tower and one Wall As the communications connected by huge with Walls reinforced every and 12 feet were the Headquarters storage and Hunting lodges for the lodges were log Cabin style on the outside but the logs covered thick Concrete after its the army ordered destruction of the tunnels and buildings so they could not be made into a shrine at some future Date the whole Headquarters Cove san shaped at the far end is a Hillside covered with jagged of Concrete and that remains of the Homes for marshal Wilhelm and the Gestapo Al though More than a Kilometre from the Headquarters Homes were connected by the same underground r shortly before uie end of the War the on this table generals fanned the Battle of the its