Brenner Pass
Americannoun
noun
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Once there, the agents could infiltrate nearby towns and acquire crucial intelligence on the movement of Nazi troops and supplies through the Brenner Pass, along the border between Italy and Austria.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
And as if to demonstrate its resolve, Austria briefly resurrected checkpoints at the Brenner Pass this month.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
The Brenner Pass is now seen as a potential migration hotspot, as the influx to Italy so far this year is higher than last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2017
Austria has announced plans to increase monitoring of the Brenner Pass crossing, including a series of highway checkpoints, out of concern that the closure of the Balkans migrant route will increase migrant traffic through Italy.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2016
They crossed the Alps over the Brenner Pass and went by way of Trent.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
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