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
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
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
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
More than 100 people in the Berchtesgaden area, which includes Königssee, were evacuated after the Ache River swelled.
From Seattle Times
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