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Berchtesgaden

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Berch·tes·ga·den  (brkts-gädn, br-)
A town of southeast Germany in the Bavarian Alps. It is a popular winter and summer resort. Population: 8,126.
Berchtesgaden (German) [ˈbɛrçtəsgaːdən]
n
(Placename) a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop.: 7865 (1992 est.)
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He used his summer home in Berchtesgaden as a retreat, until 1937, when they bulldozed that house and built him a grander one with all of his people living close by," said Mrs.
German survivor tells of childhood amid Hitler's elite; Costs of war ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Byline: ANI Washington, July 5 (ANI): A military historian has denied that Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division was the first to enter Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden mountain retreat near the end of World War II.
Military historian uncovers 'Band of Brothers' falsehood by Asian News International
Berchtesgaden police officer Lorenz Rasp said he helped lift 24-year-old Jessica Bruinsma of Colorado to safety by helicopter last Thursday after she attracted the attention of lumberjacks by attaching her sports bra to a cable used to move timber down the mountain.
Stranded hiker's bra used as signal by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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