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Berchtesgaden

American  
[berkh-tuhs-gahd-n] / ˈbɛrx təsˌgɑd n /

noun

  1. a town in the SE extremity of Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of the fortified mountain chalet of Adolf Hitler.


Berchtesgaden British  
/ ˈbɛrçtəsɡaːdən /

noun

  1. a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)

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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