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Flensburg

British  
/ ˈflɛnsbʊrk /

noun

  1. a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)

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Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps, Steinberg is sent to Flensburg, a former German naval academy now under Allied control, where he is put in charge of Gen. Alfred Jodl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

While welcoming five Kenyan drivers in Flensburg on Thursday, Schleswig-Holstein's Transport Minister Claus Ruhe Madsen said Germany was in need of hard-working hands and clever minds.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024

A study published by the University of Flensburg last month, says that the need for coal from underneath Lützerath was "nonexistent."

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2023

In 2002, Nana Flensburg was part of a Danish military crew that stood on the cliff to perform a flag-raising ceremony.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

The "Flensburg Lion," erected by the Danes to commemorate a former victory in Schleswig-Holstein over the Prussians, and later captured by the latter, stands here before the house of the Commandant.

From In and Around Berlin by Minerva Brace Norton

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