Above, the huge Eagle’s Nest banquet table and tablecloth - and below, the exact 30ft long tablecloth today 
Manufactured by the Deisz company of Munich, this one-of-a-kind tablecloth is made of pure linen, and cost RM2,600.
The phonebook found in Hitler’s study inside the Eagle’s Nest, taken by the same veteran 
The same table. By this point, the tablecloth was long gone.
Joe Johnson shown sitting on the tablecloth, with the telephone directory on the shelf behind him. Published in his local newspaper on April 17, 1946.
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2600RM is $23,000 in today’s money   Source: History of the Eagle’s Nest: A complete account of Hitler’s alleged “mountain fortress” , Florian M. Beierl
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After entering the teahaus, Johnson made his way to the “Large dining hall” where he removed the tablecloth and several other pieces. He then ducked into Hitler’s study next door, where the telephone book was added to his haul.
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