The Austrian government announced that the house where Adolf Hitler was born will be converted into a police station.
Volker Morr
Adolf Hitler's Austrian birthplace will be converted into a police station, authorities have said.
The police station is scheduled to be formally opened on a Wednesday, according to officials.
The Austrian government stated that the police presence would 'clearly show' that no commemoration of Nazism would be acceptable. They added that the move would 'neutralise' the site.
The decision to convert the house into a police station aims to prevent any future association with the dictator.
The Austrian government has clarified that the project aims to 'prevent any association' with the dictator by establishing a permanent police presence at the 17th-century former inn located in Braunau. While the conversion has sparked significant controversy, the initiative reflects an ongoing debate concerning the necessity of confronting the country's Nazi past.
