Berchtesgaden
Americannoun
noun
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The auction house said a French soldier who was in the first unit to close in on Hitler in May 1945 at his Berchtesgaden retreat seized it as spoils of war.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
He returned to Easy Company in April 1945 and participated in its occupation of Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s abandoned mountain retreat near the Austrian border, and then in the occupation of Austria.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
International Luge Federation Congress in Berchtesgaden, Germany from June 15-16 postponed to Nov. 21-22 moved online.
From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2020
There had been rumours in Berlin of a meeting at Berchtesgaden yesterday between Herr Hitler, Herr von Ribbentrop, and Her von Papen, who had recently visited Moscow, but that was all.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019
The summer was spent in long rambles over the mountains of Austria, ending up with a month of deep repose in Berchtesgaden.
From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund
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