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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, later participating in the occupations of Berchtesgaden, Germany, and Austria.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 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

Ursula Todd’s multiple lives see her strangled at birth, drowned on a Cornish beach, trapped in an awful marriage and visiting Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2019

Two months later, the 101st Airborne Division received orders to capture Berchtesgaden.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2011

Wooden clocks even came to view,—for Berchtesgaden neighbors also emigrated; and Swiss came, and Bavarians and French:—and old trades were revived in those new localities.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle

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